Street Cart · Fruit & Cane Liquor Cocktail
Torito
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Peanut is the classic torito flavor even though it isn't a fruit at all; mango, guanábana and coconut are the other standard choices.
Fresh fruit such as mango, guanábana or coconut, or ground peanut, is blended with sweetened condensed milk and aguardiente (sugarcane liquor) into a thick, chilled cocktail. Street carts and bars around the port of Veracruz and Boca del Río sell it in plastic cups.
Why it's made this way: Toritos are closely tied to the port of Veracruz and neighboring Boca del Río, where the state's sugarcane aguardiente and tropical fruit made an easy base for a sweet, strong drink.
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