posole

Pork and hominy

Posole is a traditional Mexican soup or stew made with hominy—dried corn kernels treated with lime—typically simmered with pork and seasoned with chiles.

It's served with an array of garnishes: shredded cabbage, radishes, oregano, lime.

The dish is celebratory, often prepared for holidays and special occasions.

Also spelled pozole.

dish

stew

Slow-simmered meat dish

soupCooked liquid dish
brothClear simmered meat liquid
hominyAlkali-processed dried kernels

pork · chili · red · green · white · garnish · radish · cabbage · oregano · lime

hominy

maize

Cob-bearing cereal crop

cornCereal grown on cobs
kernelSeed or essential core
driedStripped of moisture

soaked · hulled · lime · alkali · lye · masa · starchy · chewy · plump · tender

comfort

nourishing

Promoting health through food

warmingIncreasing in temperature
heartyWarm and substantial
satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure

homestyle · wholesome · rustic · homemade · cozy · fulfilling · restorative · soothing · nostalgic · festive

tradition

Mexican

Of or from Tenochtitlan's successor

celebrationFestive event marking occasion
ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
New YearJanuary first celebration

wedding · quinceañera · feast · heritage · ancestral · indigenous · Aztec · Nahuatl · pre-Hispanic · ceremonial

posole

stew

maize

nourishing

Mexican

posole

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