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No, not the Guavaberry Golf and Country Club, but the drink, very popular in San Pedro de Macorix.
The drink is prepared by stuffing a glass container with the ripe fruit (Myrciaria floribunda) and pouring white rum until full. The container is burried under ground for a year (some leave it only for at least six months).
Good question! I've heard that the traditional Korean kimchi is put into ceramic crocks and buried in the earth. In Venezuela, there's a delicious cheese which is 'aged' by burying underground for a year. The cheese is buried in blocks, and when its retrieved a year later, the blackened crust exposed to the earth is just cut away. I can think of all kinds of esoteric reasons for burying underground, but probably the reason is practical, like so you don't get carried away by temptation and take a sip before the year is over.
Good question! I've heard that the traditional Korean kimchi is put into ceramic crocks and buried in the earth. In Venezuela, there's a delicious cheese which is 'aged' by burying underground for a year. The cheese is buried in blocks, and when its retrieved a year later, the blackened crust exposed to the earth is just cut away. I can think of all kinds of esoteric reasons for burying underground, but probably the reason is practical, like so you don't get carried away by temptation and take a sip before the year is over.
Maybe it is to help out with the fermentation of the berries.
Isn't apple cider made from apple juice that has been placed in a pitch black room for a while. Maybe the same application applies to guavaberries.
Maybe it is to help out with the fermentation of the berries.
Isn't apple cider made from apple juice that has been placed in a pitch black room for a while. Maybe the same application applies to guavaberries.
True. Since they didn't have a cellar to put it in they probably just buried it. Plus it makes sense to keep the thieves away from your alcohol. Now that they have the convenience of doing like apple cider they probably want to keep the tradition alive and keep doing it the old way.
Shoot a seal and some birds. Slice up the belly of the seal remove the guts and stuff the untreated birds (feathers, beak, feet and all) inside. Stitch the seal back up and bury it in the ground for a few months. Dig up the seal, slice it open and feast on the now soft and chewy birds (feathers, beak, feet and all).
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Now that they have the convenience of doing like apple cider they probably want to keep the tradition alive and keep doing it the old way.
