Check the listing for details. Tequezquite _3 lb. Condition: New. Listed at 39.99 USD. Tequesquite, tequexquite or tequixquitl is a natural mineral salt, used in Mexico since pre-Hispanic times mainly as a food seasoning. Chemically, it is an alkaline rock composed of various minerals, which changes its proportion according to the place from which it is obtained. Tequesquitl, or better known as tequesquite, is one of the most important and historical ingredients in Mexican gastronomy. Tequesquite is a salt composed of various minerals such as chloride and sodium carbonate. This mineral is currently used to cook food and ferment dough. . El tequesquite, tequexquite o tequixquitl es una sal mineral natural, utilizada en Mxico desde tiempos prehispnicos principalmente como sazonador de alimentos. Qumicamente es una roca alcalina compuesta por diversos minerales, que cambia su proporcin de acuerdo al lugar de donde se obtenga.El tequesquitl, o mejor conocido como tequesquite , es uno de los ingredientes ms importantes e histricos de la gastronoma mexicana. El tequesquite es una sal compuesta por diversos minerales como el cloruro y el carbonato de sodio. Este mineral actualmentese utiliza para cocer alimentos y fermentar masas.