Pox (drink)

Pox
OriginMexico
Ingredientscorn, sugar cane and wheat

Pox (pronounced 'Poshe') is a liquor commonly used for ceremonial purposes among the Mayans of Mexico and Central America.[1] It is made of corn, sugar cane and wheat.[2] Besides its religious significance it is also a somewhat popular alcoholic drink in the Chiapas region of southern Mexico.[3] The word "pox" in Tzotzil means "medicine, cane liquor, cure."[4] Pox was commonly used in religious ceremonies and festivals in San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, but increasingly soda has been substituted for it.

External sources

Maffi, Luisa (1996). "Liquor and Medicine: A Mayan Case Study in Diachronic Semantics". Linguistic Anthropology. 6 (1): 27–46. doi:10.1525/jlin.1996.6.1.27.

References

  1. ^ "The Spirit Used by Ancient Mayans to Visit the Underworld Is on the Rise". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  2. ^ Reid, Robert (2017-08-28). "Visiting Mexico's Maya in a Chiapas Cave of Curses". National Geographic Travel. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  3. ^ Sánchez, Astrid. "Pox, la bebida maya para alegrar el corazón". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  4. ^ Alarcón, Claudia (October 30, 2020). "How A Ritual Maya Spirit Is Conquering The World's Best Bars". Forbes. Retrieved March 4, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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