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The Gastronomic History of the “Teporocho”: the Taste of the Eight Cents

Summary by El Economista
In the decades after the Revolution, when a day laborer earned between 25 and 50 cents for a whole day’s work, food revolved around the essential. In the face of that tight economy, spending eight cents on a drink meant choosing a temporary substitute for food. “tea for eight” was a gastronomic resource as much as social: it warmed, calmed the hangover and gave energy to start the day. Those preparations were simple and deeply Mexican. Candles, …
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In the decades after the Revolution, when a day laborer earned between 25 and 50 cents for a whole day’s work, food revolved around the essential. In the face of that tight economy, spending eight cents on a drink meant choosing a temporary substitute for food. “tea for eight” was a gastronomic resource as much as social: it warmed, calmed the hangover and gave energy to start the day. Those preparations were simple and deeply Mexican. Candles, …

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El Economista broke the news in on Thursday, September 11, 2025.
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