What Calabaza en tacha means
Calabaza en tacha is a Mexican sweet name of Spanish origin meaning "squash in the sugar vat". It is built from Spanish calabaza (squash) and en (in) and tacha (the evaporating pan of a sugar mill). It is pronounced kah-lah-BAH-sah en TAH-chah, and it is most associated with central Mexico.
A tacha is the copper vat where cane juice was boiled down at a sugar mill. The name records the equipment, not a recipe: the squash was left to candy in the syrup vessel itself.
This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: From colonial convent sweets like ate and jamoncillo to the chili-and-tamarind candies of the modern corner shop. Alegría means "joy", borrachito means "little drunk one", and muégano's name is a mystery even to Mexicans.
