from which acitróns are made is an endangered species due to excessive consumption. In Pre-Columbian Mexico, ancient peoples used the acitrón as a food...

champurrado, milk chocolate and aguas frescas were born; desserts such as acitrón and the full range of crystallized sweets, rompope, cajeta, jericaya and...

the barrel cacti. In Mexico the hairs are often used for weaving; the acitrón, a traditional Mexican candy, is produced by boiling the pith. This slow-growing...

Ferocactus histrix, also known as Acitrón barrel cactus (Biznaga barril de acitrón) is a species of Ferocactus native to central Mexico. It is a large...

each elimination, and the last player winning. One such game is called "Acitrón de un fandango" (or various alternate spelling), and is said to originate...