According to Jinich, champurrado is essentially a "masa-thickened chocolate" (masa, or corn masa, is a corn-based flour or ...

The first time I had a cup of champurrado it warmed me to the bone. Last December my partner's mother brought over a pitcher of thick, homemade atole made with Mexican chocolate. It tasted like a ...

One of the favorite drinks in Mexico is atole. This version of atole is a bit more chocolaty than most. It is perfect for a Mexican breakfast or a fiesta. Add the masa harina and cornstarch to the ...

Dear Gabacho: You’re a smart gabacho, you know that? Coffee is among mankind’s most overrated drinks, and has created a nation of babosos who think it’s perfectly fine to hacer cola at Starbucks every ...

I don't cook; my mom and tias do for the holidays, so this is out of my comfort zone. It's tradition in my family for me to make the champurrado. It's a Mexican hot chocolate, or atole. We also don't ...