What Is Sotol Used For

Throughout history Sotols have provided man with material for structures, roofs, baskets, mats, ropes, food and even liquor (“sotol”). They also provide fodder for cattle during droughts.

Is Texas sotol edible?

Sotol is a evergreen rosette plant, with long spine-clad leaves that attach in a series of circular tiers around a shortened, central stem. … Sotol seeds are also edible, and have been recovered from coprolites (preserved human feces) analyzed from dry caves in the Lower Pecos archeological region.

Is the sotol plant edible?

The central part of the plant can be cooked and eaten[183]. … The flowering stems can be roasted, boiled or eaten raw[257]. The trunk is rich in sugar, the pith can be used to make the alcoholic beverage ‘sotol'[183].