Costalegre suited for the cultivation of the blue agave plant, which is used as the base for tequila. Traditional alcoholic drinks Aguamiel and Pulque are made from the same plants used to produce tequila. Along the streets of the town street vendors sell Tejuino, a cold beverage made from fermented corn. Tepache is also found on these places, a drink made out of the flesh and rind of the pineapple, sweetened with brown sugar and cinnamon. Both are slightly fermented and have a minimal alcohol content. Dishes of Jalisco include Birria, (a spicy meat stew, made of goat,cow or iguana meat),
Agave potatorum Agave potatorum Agave potatorum, the Verschaffelt agave, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. A smallish and attractive succulent perennial, it is native to partial desert areas of Mexico from Puebla south to Oaxaca. The Latin specific epithet "potatorum" refers to drinking and brewing. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. "Agave potatorum" grows as a basal rosette of between 30–80 flat spatulate leaves of up to 1 foot in length and edge fringe of short, sharp, dark spines and ending in a needle of up to 1.6 inches long. The leaves