Maiz Morado is dried purple corn and the most important ingredient for preparing the traditional Peruvian drink Chicha Morada. The corn gives the drink its characteristic deep purple color and a sweet taste. Chicha Morada is refreshing and is often enhanced with fruits and spices such as pineapple, cinnamon, and cloves.
You can read a recipe for preparing Chicha Morada a little further down.
Maiz Morado is also used to make traditional Peruvian desserts like Mazamorra Morada. The purple corn is cooked here and combined with pineapple, apples, dried fruits, cinnamon, cloves, and sugar to create a sweet, thick mixture.
Ingredients: Corn
Origin: Peru
