"Crystallised"

#12555529

15 July 2025

Manuel Morales, an artisan, makes crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025.

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#12555530

15 July 2025

The process of making crystallized banana takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025.

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#12555531

15 July 2025

Workers in a workshop during the production process of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025.

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#12555532

15 July 2025

View of pumpkins used for making crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025.

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#12555533

15 July 2025

Workers in a workshop during the production process of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025.

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#12555534

15 July 2025

View of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025.

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#12555535

15 July 2025

The process of making crystallized banana takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025.

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#12555536

15 July 2025

View of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025.

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#12555537

15 July 2025

Coconut cutting for the production of crystallized candy takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025.

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#12555539

15 July 2025

A worker in a workshop participates in the production process of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025.

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#12555540

15 July 2025

The process of making crystallized pineapple takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025.

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#12555543

15 July 2025

View of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025.

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#12555546

15 July 2025

Claudia Morales and Manuel Morales, originally from Santa Cruz Acalpixca in the Xochimilco district of Mexico City, dedicate themselves, along with others, to the production and sale of crystallized sweets. They aim to promote their products, such as chilacayote, pumpkin, beet, pineapple, and nopal, which they transform by hand into crystallized sweets. The crystallization of sweets is a technique of convent origin that emerges in the New Spain era. It consists of slowly cooking fruits or vegetables in water and sugar, which gives them a translucent appearance. According to information from the municipality, crystallization is a preserving method that dates back to pre-Hispanic times. At that time, techniques based on quicklime or calcium oxide are used; one of the most famous is nixtamalization. The Crystallized Sweets Fair has been held since 1982 in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City.

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#12555547

15 July 2025

View of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025.

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#12555551

15 July 2025

The process of making crystallized candy takes place in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025.

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#12555552

15 July 2025

A worker in a workshop cuts and grates coconut for the production of crystallized candy in Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, Mexico City, on July 14, 2025.

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