Balché is a mildly intoxicating beverage that was commonly consumed by the ancient Maya in what is now Mexico and upper Central America. Today, it is still common among the Maya. The drink is made from the bark of a leguminous tree, Lonchocarpus violaceus, which is soaked in honey and water, and fermented. [1] .

Balché is one of the Yucatán's best known trees because a drink concocted from its soaked bark, also called balché, is much used during Maya rituals. When at the four sides of a ceremonial area a shaman pours something from his jícara cup, usually he's pouring balché.

2018年4月20日 · The balché is a Maya ceremonial drink that is prepared with the bark of the balché tree and a touch of melipona honey. It was used among the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula and the Selva Lacandona.

2021年3月2日 · The balché is a tree of great importance for the Maya people. It is used in rites and ceremonies: a drink is made from its bark which is presented as an offering during the cha’ chaakc ceremony in which Chaak, the god of rain, is asked to show favour to the crops.

The bark of L. violaceus (balché tree) is traditionally used by the Yukatek Maya version of the mildly intoxicating mead, balché, which was held in the highest esteem in antiquity and considered sacred to the god of intoxication.

2024年9月2日 · Balché, a traditional fermented beverage of the Maya civilization, holds significant cultural, religious, and medicinal importance. Made from the bark of the Lonchocarpus longistylus tree...

Lonchocarpus violaceus is a species of evergreen tree in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Caribbean and northern South America. [1] It has been introduced to Florida. [2] Its names include lilac tree, greenheart, Spanish ash, and lancepod. [1]

El licor de balché es una bebida alcohólica ceremonial de origen prehispánico, usada ampliamente entre los mayas de la península de Yucatán y los mayas lacandones en rituales …

It can grow up to 10 mt or more it has many branch´s and has a smooth surface on the white trunk. small green leafs and beautiful different purple color varieties. Found on tropical and subtropical areas in Central America.

2024年9月2日 · Balché, a traditional fermented beverage of the Maya civilization, holds significant cultural, religious, and medicinal importance. Made from the bark of the Lonchocarpus longistylus tree...