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Traditionally, it’s wrapped in the thin film sourced from the stalks of maguey plants such as agave, and then steamed or cooked in a pit.
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Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Mezcals may be made from a species of agave (there are 30) called maguey as well.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Agave is a plant also known as maguey or American aloe.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 17 July 2024
Juchitán is a grueling, five-hour drive from Oaxaca City past parched Sierra Madre peaks spiked with maguey, the raw ingredient of mezcal.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
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Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Mezcals may be made from a species of agave (there are 30) called maguey as well.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Agave is a plant also known as maguey or American aloe.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 17 July 2024
Juchitán is a grueling, five-hour drive from Oaxaca City past parched Sierra Madre peaks spiked with maguey, the raw ingredient of mezcal.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
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“Maguey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maguey. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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maguey
noun
ma·guey
mə-ˈgā 
plural magueys
1
: any of various agaves (as the century plant) with fleshy leaves
2
: any of several hard fibers obtained from magueys
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