History of Punch

 Christmas Punch 

The Punch its origin traces back to India, where it`s know as "pac", which means five, because of the number of ingredients used on the original recipe: Palm wine, sugar,lemon, tea and water.It was later adopted by the English, who named it "Punch" and was later referred to as "Ponche" by the Spanish.

Is a key element during the Holidays, especially during the traditional "posadas".

In Mexico, there are over 100 differnt recipes, but the basic ingredients are brown sugar, apple, hawthorn, guava, suagarcane, hibiscus flower, tamarind and cinamon.

In Mexico City, they add pineapples, prunes, oragen and lime.Meanwhile, in Colombia, they make cold punch with fruits alcohol are added.

It is quite different in Oaxaca, where they use milk, wggs, sugar and cinnamon.

Is a traditional beverage but it`s also an ally against colds as it has a high vitamins A, B and C content.Nevertheless, it should be enjoyed in small portions as it can contain a large amount of sugar.