Figure 2.

Aguamiel extraction from producing maguey, transportation to the tinacal and fermentation process. (A) Tlachiquero extracting freshly aguamiel with an acocote (Hidalgo state). (B) Aguamiel is transferred into a plastic container for transportation to the tinacal (Morelos state). (C) Freshly collected aguamiel appearance (Morelos state). (D) Aguamiel accumulated in cajete previous to the twice-daily extraction (Hidalgo state). (E) Aguamiel pouring into a plastic vat for seed preparation (Hidalgo state). (F) Fermented pulque in a plastic vat (Hidalgo state). (G) Fermented pulque in a traditional leather vat (Hidalgo state). (H) Serving pulque for direct consumption from the fermentation vat (Tlaxcala state). Note the characteristic filament associated to final product viscosity.