olla

Example Sentences

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Then, we made cafe de olla with cinnamon sticks, dark brown cane sugar, and orange peels.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2022

They gathered around a table to pour themselves cinnamon-laced café de olla, unwrap mole negro tamales and snack on anise-scented pan de muerto for dessert.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Mexican cooks infuse frijoles negros de olla with chiles for a touch of heat.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2022

That night, they were going to be making pozole, so there was this big olla pozolera, which is this big pot in which they were going to make the pozole.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2020

I longed for the smell and taste of home cooking, especially flour tortillas, frijoles de la olla, and carne con chile.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez