text: "...chica syrup (made from a fermented corn drink)..."
  
  FYI, the word "chica" has nothing to do with corn.  In Peru (as in most of Spanish-speaking Latin America) a chica is a young female human being.  The word should be "chicha", as in chicha morada, a popular non-alcoholic drink based on purple corn, that is popular in many family restaurants and at family gatherings.