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In Mexico, Tejate Vendor Adapts Tradition to Protect Health

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Mexico, Americas

Perla Hernández pours tejate, a traditional nonalcoholic beverage made of maize and cacao, into a cup outside her family’s restaurant in San Andrés Huayapam, Oaxaca, Mexico. Tejate is usually served in jícaras, small containers typically made from the fruit of the calabash tree, but Hernández has used disposable cups during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In Mexico, Tejate Vendor Adapts Tradition to Protect Health