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Definition of posole
: a thick soup chiefly of Mexico and the U.S. Southwest made with pork, hominy, garlic, and chili
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Khampha Bouaphanh kbouaphanh@star-telegram.com A pork chop platter and posole at Meso Maya.
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Khampha Bouaphanh kbouaphanh@star-telegram.com A pork chop platter and posole at Meso Maya.
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In a nearby alley, taco, posole and churro carts stood in a row, and my group eagerly waited in line for a taste of each.
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And since his favorite dish was pork posole, the rich stew will be served in the dining room during the month of February.
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Origin and Etymology of posole
Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl pozolli, from the base of pozōn- boil, be covered with foam
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