Gallo en Chicha

[jsolomon]

Recently, I was in Perquin, Morazan, El Salvador, and had a local(?) dish named Gallo en Chicha. I think the literal translation was "moonshine rooster".

I know that the ingredients contain fermented pineapple, chicken, raisins, and green olives--at least for the version I ate.

Does anyone have instructions or a recipe for this? I would love to produce this for my family and friends.

[Swisskaese]

Here is a recipe, but it is in Spanish. My Spanish is a bit rusty; maybe someone else on eGullet can help out.

Gallo en Chicha

Do you have any Chicha?If not, one of the recipes suggests using cider vinegar.

Edited April 6, 2006 by Swisskaese (log)

[dls]

Here's a recipe I found with an interesting translation courtesy of Google.

[Swisskaese]

Here's a recipe I found with an interesting translation courtesy of Google.

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I already tried that. Hence the reason I suggested a human translator.

[eje]

Do you have any Chicha?If not, one of the recipes suggests using cider vinegar.

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Or you could make your own according to the amusing pages below. Most folks compare it to a sour belgian beer like a lambic.

The Chicha Pages

Edited April 6, 2006 by eje (log)

[jsolomon]

Being a normally savvy Gooooooooooogle (incidentally, if I ever meet the founder of Google, I'm going to give him a dictionary and tell him to study it so he can learn to spell) I stumbled over those recipes.

However, help from people with experience at these recipes, or from someone with a reputable source is what I'm looking for. Too often I've found that randomly found recipes from search engines disappoint.

[eje]

You say that; but, I know you really want to make one of the original native american fermented beverages. I know I do!

Growing my own corn, though, seems a bit much.

Perhaps some seed corn from the local farm supply store.

[jsolomon]

Growing my own corn, though, seems a bit much.

Perhaps some seed corn from the local farm supply store.

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I grew up farming corn, so that doesn't disturb me at all.

But, the description I saw said a fermented pineapple broth. I do not know whether they meant a fermented broth with pineapple added later, or a broth of fermented pineapple juice.

I may simply have to start breaking out some mason jars and getting to work.