olla

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"Then, we made cafe de olla with cinnamon sticks, dark brown cane sugar, and orange peels," Milchtein wrote.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022

My grandma would be cooking up — and you could smell the café de olla brewing — and my grandpa would be in his typical corner reading the newspaper.

From Salon • May 18, 2022

Mugs were created in the traditional Oaxacan style with no handles, so that guests could cradle them with both hands and slowly sip hot cafe de olla, or sweet, spiced Mexican coffee.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2021

“The taquera came out of the trailer, grabbed the plate from me and put frijoles de la olla right on top of them. It was so much better,” Ralat says.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2021

I longed for the smell and taste of home cooking, especially flour tortillas, frijoles de la olla, and carne con chile.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez