The corn has long been used to make a beer called chicha, which is drunk especially during ritual or political activities. From Wordnik.com. [The Goddess and the Bull] Reference
Their beverage, called chicha -- a name common throughout. From Wordnik.com. [The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America] Reference
 Both the hypocotyl and the leaves are used and can be fermented to produce a weak beer called chicha de maca. From Wordnik.com. [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference
Purchase supplies for making "chicha" & feed for her animals. From Wordnik.com. [Kiva Loans] Reference
Carmen started selling "chicha" (a drink made from corn or fruit) with her mother-in-law. From Wordnik.com. [Kiva Loans] Reference
For the past five years, Ana Melva has been buying and selling "chicha", as well as raising and selling animals. From Wordnik.com. [Kiva Loans] Reference
She germinates grains of corn in her own home and sells them to the makers of 'chicha', the local alcoholic beverage. From Wordnik.com. [Kiva Loans] Reference
The gods had been happy with alpaca, pigs or chicha. From Wordnik.com. [Juanita] Reference
And take with you a glass of chicha while you're at it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-07-01] Reference
She drank the chicha and smelt spices and magic in the air. From Wordnik.com. [Juanita] Reference
The peddler of chicha carries around a large stone jar, about. From Wordnik.com. [Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America] Reference
A final batch of chicha, as the drink is called, was prepared. From Wordnik.com. [Who Invented Beer? | Impact Lab] Reference
Eventually we get some food, and the requisite glass of chicha. From Wordnik.com. [On being early and not dancing] Reference
They played music and gave chicha to the gods and to themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Juanita] Reference
Our other local beverage was the chicha on Friday during the game. From Wordnik.com. [Bonus Section – Drinks in Huila « Unknowing] Reference
A week later, nobility drank the chicha as part of a big feast and ceremony. From Wordnik.com. [Who Invented Beer? | Impact Lab] Reference
I Try to not finish my chicha cause an empty glass is just begging to be filled. From Wordnik.com. [On being early and not dancing] Reference
They're a Brooklyn band that's doing the psychedelic chicha sound inna modern stylee. From Wordnik.com. [It aint so hard to do if you know how] Reference
Corn was required to make chicha, the beer consumed in mass quantities during ceremonies. From Wordnik.com. [Exploring the Inca Heartland: The Sacred Valley] Reference
In swahili its chicha one pours slightly warm water over it and squeeze the grated pieces. From Wordnik.com. [Week in Mtwara] Reference
Chunchos, had been fortifying themselves steadily with brandy and chicha all the way from Marcapata. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873] Reference
Round this fairy scene the youth and beauty of the place danced and drank liberal potations of chicha, the. From Wordnik.com. [Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America] Reference
This is a homemade beverage like chicha, but I imagine it to be made by fermenting raw milk with pure alcohol. From Wordnik.com. [On being early and not dancing] Reference
The chicha and the potion had lulled him to a kind of sleep and his body slumped over the llama that carried him. From Wordnik.com. [Juanita] Reference
Before one drinks from a bucket of chicha - it is always drunk communally - a few drops are spilled to Pacha Mama. From Wordnik.com. [Nathaniel Loewentheil: Bolivia: One Llama's Great Incan Adventure] Reference
We ran into the girls again when we noticed a small store selling homemade chicha, a non-alcoholic drink made from corn. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
And then we went to a bar and played a fun game and drank chicha local beer brewed since the time of the Incas — really. From Wordnik.com. [My Trip to Peru: The Andes « educating alice] Reference
Royal concubines, these women wove vicuña and alpaca garments for the Inca ruler and brewed his chicha, beer made from corn. From Wordnik.com. [Exploring the Inca Heartland: Cusco and Nearby Sites] Reference
Note: when the Pasorapa men promise that the chicha is really not very alcoholic and you shouldn't worry about drinking, they are lying. From Wordnik.com. [Nathaniel Loewentheil: Suggested Revisions to Bolivian Travel Guides, Part 2: Bolivian Bullfighting] Reference
The site's name means zigzag, possibly a reference to channels on top of the outcrop through which offerings of chicha might have flowed. From Wordnik.com. [Exploring the Inca Heartland: Cusco and Nearby Sites] Reference
How to make your Waterpipe/chicha/hookah, or Galioen in Iran. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Iran to Build More Enrichment Plants] Reference
They make free use of fermented drinks, especially brandy, chicha, and guarapo. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests] Reference
Incas, chicha morada is a sweet, refreshing beverage made from purple corn or maiz morado. From Wordnik.com. [Serious Eats] Reference
We also get to taste chicha - me gusta even if its what the Incas used to sedate their sacrifices, pre-ritual. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
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