Marvejols (Lozère, France); pict. M. Jullien |
Villejuif (Paris, France), IX.2002; pict. M. Jullien |
near Tulle (France), VIII. 2001; pict. A. Guët |
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Mandarin apéritif cordial Mandarin was created in 1915. Overview of whole setting with old shop. |
Anisette GRAS
In 1872 in Alger, the GRAS brothers (born in Spain) started to sell an
apéritif based on an old family recipe. Soon the anisette GRAS
became very popular under the French in their colony.
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Buvez ... un Monéger |
Since times immemorial aphrodisiac powers are attributed to
this worm. But that's not why a (nor exactly this) gusano is added to the bottle.
It's presumably only a matter of taste.
The gusano is a caterpillar of a moth; two species actually. + The red gusano (chinicuil, Hypopta agavis) crawles inside the stem of the Agave (that's the one you'll prefer in the bottle). + The white gusano (ocuilin, Acentrocneme hesperiaris) lives in the leaves and works its way to the heart of the plant. This caterpillar can reach 7 cm and is considered delicious fried in olive oil. Learn more at www.mundorecetas.com/martha_figueroa in the article Herencia de los antiguos mexicanos y su mundo gastronómico (latest check: 13.XI.2019) |
Other liquor pages: | Vins au quinquina
Martini and other vermouths Les cognacs |
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