Drinking Chicha... and other memories

In the departamento of Valle de Galle we attended a meeting of delegations from Christian groups to bridge cultural gaps in order to present a united front in social protests. Lunch was a little intimidating when about a hundred smiling indigenous people watched us eat "game-chicken" soup...

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Published inCanadian Mennonite (Waterloo) Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 5
Main Author Martin, Jared
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Waterloo Mennonite Publishing Service 05.02.2007
Subjects
Christians
Cultural relations
Drug policy
Ethnic foods
Hispanic people
Illegal drug operations
Cali Colombia
Colombia
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Summary:In the departamento of Valle de Galle we attended a meeting of delegations from Christian groups to bridge cultural gaps in order to present a united front in social protests. Lunch was a little intimidating when about a hundred smiling indigenous people watched us eat "game-chicken" soup that was very, very difficult to chew, and drink the traditional indigenous fermented corn drink called Chicha. We later learned-to our dismay-that it was prepared by taking corn, chewing it, spitting it out, chewing that, spitting that out-until you have a drink. About half of us who actually drank the Chicha became sick two days later.
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ISSN:1480-042X