Day Three Hundred Twenty-Six: Mote Con Huesillo

Today, after riding the cable car to the top of Cerro San Cristobal in Parque Metropolitano, I purchased the national drink of Chile, mote con huesillo, from a sreet vendor. It is a non-alcoholic peach and barley drink, which is partially sipped through a straw and partially eaten with a spoon. It is very unique, and I have never had anything like it. The flavor was good, though it was very sweet.

Mote Con Huesillo

Whole peaches are dried and then rehydrated
in a simple syrup. Both the peaches and the syrup
top the cooked barley to make this unique drink.