Learning to Make Fapqua: Ancestral Maiz Drink of the Muisca Grandmothers
In this in person knowledge share we will be learning about Fapqua, a fermented maiz/corn drink originally made by the Muisca people of the Andean region of Colombia. Fapqua is an ancestral food, medicine and ceremonial beverage that has been preserved and protected by Muisca grandmothers. Due to colonization fapqua/chicha was outlawed and continues to be a misunderstood food, being advertised as a dirty drink that makes you sick. Originally the fapqua was fermented by the wisest grandmother in the community, chewing the maiz in her mouth and then spitting it out; this was a way of passing on her wisdom through the fermented beverage to the community. The saliva helps inoculate the maiz and begin the fermentation process. This fermentation technique is not isolated to Colombia only, it is an ancient and still alive technology that continues to be implemented all throughout the Andes by indigenous communities. The intention of this knowledge share is to further restore our relationship to maiz/corn, a sacred food that has been foundational to indigenous peoples diets from North to South America / Abya Yala. We will be learning to make Fapqua and understand the cultural significance and importance of this medicinal food.
This in person knowledge share will take place in NYC on Lenape Territory.
97 Stuyvesant ave.
Brooklyn NY 11221
Friday, June 23, 5:00pm - 8:00pm Eastern Standard Time
In this in person knowledge share we will be learning about Fapqua, a fermented maiz/corn drink originally made by the Muisca people of the Andean region of Colombia. Fapqua is an ancestral food, medicine and ceremonial beverage that has been preserved and protected by Muisca grandmothers. Due to colonization fapqua/chicha was outlawed and continues to be a misunderstood food, being advertised as a dirty drink that makes you sick. Originally the fapqua was fermented by the wisest grandmother in the community, chewing the maiz in her mouth and then spitting it out; this was a way of passing on her wisdom through the fermented beverage to the community. The saliva helps inoculate the maiz and begin the fermentation process. This fermentation technique is not isolated to Colombia only, it is an ancient and still alive technology that continues to be implemented all throughout the Andes by indigenous communities. The intention of this knowledge share is to further restore our relationship to maiz/corn, a sacred food that has been foundational to indigenous peoples diets from North to South America / Abya Yala. We will be learning to make Fapqua and understand the cultural significance and importance of this medicinal food.
This in person knowledge share will take place in NYC on Lenape Territory.
97 Stuyvesant ave.
Brooklyn NY 11221
Friday, June 23, 5:00pm - 8:00pm Eastern Standard Time
In this in person knowledge share we will be learning about Fapqua, a fermented maiz/corn drink originally made by the Muisca people of the Andean region of Colombia. Fapqua is an ancestral food, medicine and ceremonial beverage that has been preserved and protected by Muisca grandmothers. Due to colonization fapqua/chicha was outlawed and continues to be a misunderstood food, being advertised as a dirty drink that makes you sick. Originally the fapqua was fermented by the wisest grandmother in the community, chewing the maiz in her mouth and then spitting it out; this was a way of passing on her wisdom through the fermented beverage to the community. The saliva helps inoculate the maiz and begin the fermentation process. This fermentation technique is not isolated to Colombia only, it is an ancient and still alive technology that continues to be implemented all throughout the Andes by indigenous communities. The intention of this knowledge share is to further restore our relationship to maiz/corn, a sacred food that has been foundational to indigenous peoples diets from North to South America / Abya Yala. We will be learning to make Fapqua and understand the cultural significance and importance of this medicinal food.
This in person knowledge share will take place in NYC on Lenape Territory.
97 Stuyvesant ave.
Brooklyn NY 11221
Friday, June 23, 5:00pm - 8:00pm Eastern Standard Time