weakling

The story etymological of weakling it is very extensive. The concept arose in Sanskrit, went to Persian, then to Classical Arabic, and finally to Hispanic Arabic, before reaching Spanish.

The first meaning of the term mentioned in the dictionary of Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) refers to a candy shaped like a bar that is made with cooked sugar.

Is species from nougat It can include various ingredients according to the region, such as almonds, anise and lemon. The shape of the sills can also vary: beyond the traditional bars, there are round and animal shaped sills. On Mexicoskull-like or coffin-like basins are usually prepared for the Day of the Dead.

In the aforementioned Mexican country we find a great variety of ways to prepare the alfeñiques. Thus, for example, in addition to the aforementioned shapes, they can also be found with the appearance of crowns, crosses, cars with dead people, deer ...

And this without overlooking that, in the same way, the ingredients used in its preparation may also vary. In this way, for example, in certain places they are prepared with pumpkin seeds, peanuts, almonds, eggs and sugar. While in others they resort to the use of products such as chocolate, honey ...

The alfeñiques are precisely so important in Mexico that there is even a Alfeñique Cultural Fair that is held in the town of Toluca during the month of October. What's more, even in this place there is the well-known Museo del Alfeñique.

This cultural center, which began operating in 2014, is intended to be nothing more than to conserve, maintain and give the value it deserves to one of the most important gastronomic traditions of the city. It is interactive and has a total of five themed rooms: artisan workshop, intangible heritage, history of the alfeñique, shared tradition and creation of a skull.

The origin of this sweet is found, it seems to be, in the Classic Period. In the pre-Columbian stage it was exactly when it appeared to be able to pay tribute honors to the dead. At that time it was made with corn dough, maguey honey and wild bee honey.

In some countries, alfeñique is used as an adjective to qualify, in a pejorative way, a very skinny, weak, or poorly developed individual. For example: "You should try to eat better, you are a weakling", “Do you really want to climb the mountain? You are a weakling, you will need a lot of training to prepare ", "I can't believe the champion lost the fight against that weakling".

The opposite of a weakling is a hefty: while the former has difficulties in carrying out activities or tasks that require physical strength, the strong man stands out precisely for his vigor and Energy.

On AndalusiaFinally, the plant is called alfeñique, which in other areas is known as valerian. This perennial plant, whose scientific name is Valeriana officinalis, is native to the European continent. Sickle is used as a drug to calm anxiety, combat stress and minimize certain ailments.