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Finca El Cachichin
Villanueva, Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico
Quick answer
Cachichín is the edible seed of the Oecopetalum mexicanum tree (Sierra de Misantla, Veracruz): usually eaten toasted with salt (also boiled). Finca El Cachichin is the shade-coffee farm in Villanueva behind TOLO’s Morena Misantla lot — shop or bar at Pino Suárez (+52 56 2915 1741).
Finca El Cachichin sits in Villanueva, Misantla, on the slopes of the Sierra de Misantla in central Veracruz — one of Mexico’s older coffee regions, where shade-grown coffee has long shared the forest canopy with native trees.
The farm takes its name from the cachichín (Oecopetalum mexicanum), an edible fruit-bearing tree of Totonac heritage native to the Sierra. Cachichín forests grow alongside traditional shade-coffee plantations, lending the region a distinctive ecology and cultural identity.
What is cachichín?
In Misantla, cachichín names both the Oecopetalum mexicanum tree and its edible seed (boiled or roasted) — local identity often nicknames Misantla people “cachichineros.” In the Sierra, cachichín forests shade traditional coffee plots.
What is Finca El Cachichin?
Finca El Cachichin is a shade-grown specialty coffee farm in Villanueva, Misantla, Veracruz, led by Asael García. Searchers for “cachichin” usually want the tree, Misantla culture, and — for coffee — where TOLO’s lot from this farm comes from.
In the cup and at the bar
From this farm comes Morena Misantla — a washed lot from Villanueva. For bagged beans see the TOLO shop; to taste it at the bar visit TOLO Pino Suárez in Toluca (tel. +52 56 2915 1741).
How do you eat cachichín?
You eat the seed (not the husk): most often toasted until crisp and served with a little salt as a snack; it can also be boiled. In Misantla it is gathered mainly April–May, shade-dried, and stored for months. Don’t confuse the local snack with the coffee: TOLO’s roast from this farm is Morena Misantla.
Where can I buy coffee from Finca El Cachichin?
The washed Morena Misantla lot (Villanueva, Misantla) is in the TOLO shop. To taste it at the bar, visit TOLO Pino Suárez in Toluca — tel. +52 56 2915 1741.