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What is agave?

Agave: Spiky desert succulents. The roasted hearts (piñas) are fermented and distilled into tequila, mezcal and other agave spirits.

Category
Botanical & raw ingredient
Taste
Cooked agave tastes sweet, earthy and a bit like sweet potato.
Also called
blue agave, blue weber agave, maguey

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