pozole

noun

po·​zo·​le

variant spelling of posole

: a thick soup chiefly of Mexico and the U.S. Southwest made with pork, hominy, garlic, and chili

Examples of pozole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Families typically gather on the day for large meals with traditional menu items including mole, pozole, and enchiladas, while others opt to take their moms out to a local restaurant. Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 12 May 2024 Corn is the key ingredient in many traditional dishes like pozole soup or warm atole drinks. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2024 Taqueria Mi Familia: Hearty bowls of pozole and birria bring customers to this simple but popular Foothill Farms taqueria, along with 13 choices of tacos and 10 torta varieties. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024 New items include suckling pig green pozole (pictured), tortilla noodle soup; potato tortita tacos; octopus and scallop tostada and more. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024 Tomatillo Tortilla Soup For a dish that is lighter than Mexican soups like menudo or pozole, but with the same healing proprieties try Sally Schmitt’s famous tomatillo tortilla soup. Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024 This includes kimchi oatmeal bowl, a Korean twist on the oats classic, lasagna rolls, an Italian dish, soups like African Peanut soup, Mexican pozole or a creamy Thai carrot sweet potato soup, gorgonzola Focaccia, an Italian bread, crispy honey chicken, a Chinese dish and more. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024 Lucina is named after Casiano’s mother, and some dishes are a tribute to her cooking — like pozole, one of Mexico’s oldest dishes. Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2024 In San Diego County, there are numerous types of soups to satisfy taste bud cravings and keep bodies warm, from international soups like pozole and ramen, to classics like chicken soup and even vegan options. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024

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“Pozole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pozole. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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