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Café de olla

Mexican spiced coffee brewed with piloncillo and cinnamon.

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Where it came from

Mexico

Mexican Revolution era

Café de olla is associated with rural Mexican cooking and the Revolution era, brewed in a clay pot with piloncillo and cinnamon for soldiers and families.

Make it at home

Starting recipe

You'll need

Coffee
20 g
Water
500 g
Piloncillo
to taste
  1. 01

    Build

    Simmer water with cinnamon and piloncillo, add coffee, steep briefly, then strain.

  2. 02

    Serve

    Serve immediately and adjust sweetness or dilution to taste.

At a café

Recipes and café sizes vary. Use this as the clearest starting point, then make it yours.