page_title: Mote (food)
section_title: Ecuador
hierarchical_section_title: Mote (food) / Ecuador
caption_attribution_description: Español: Plato de mote pata cuencano, elaborado con carne de chancho y mote.
context_page_description: Mote is the generic name for several varieties of corn grains boiled, consumed in many regions of South America. It is usually prepared by boiling the grains in water made alkaline by the addition of ashes or lime, a process known as nixtamalization.
context_section_description: In Ecuador, "mote" refers to corn kernels that have been boiled and cooked, which are served peeled. They often accompany popular dishes such as hornado and fritada. They are used in many soups, including caldo de patas.  It is also the main ingredient in dishes typical of the city of Cuenca, such as mote pillo, mote sucio and mote pata.
caption: Mote pata.
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