Street Vendor · Fermented Corn Drink
Boj
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Boj is fermented from sugarcane juice and corn, and in parts of the Verapaces it's still shared at weddings, funerals and community ceremonies.
A cloudy, faintly sour home-brewed alcohol sold by the cupful from jugs around Cobán's markets, usually by Q'eqchi' women brewing to family recipes. It's drunk at room temperature from a gourd or plastic cup.
Why it's made this way: The Verapaces' cool, wet climate suits sugarcane and corn, and Boj-brewing survives here as a Q'eqchi' tradition largely unknown outside the region.
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