What is "ibarra"

Ibarra (which means Alluvial plain in Euskera) may refer to:

Ibarra is a brand of Mexican chocolate para mesa (English: "table chocolate") produced by the company Chocolatera de Jalisco of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The company manufactures other chocolate products, but Ibarra table chocolate is its best-known product, with presence throughout Mexico as well as international markets, mainly in the Americas, but also in parts of Europe. It is often found in gourmet shops.

Ibarra tablets are packaged in a distinctive red-and-yellow hexagon-shaped cardboard box. Each circular tablet of table chocolate is about 1/2" thick and 3" in diameter, and is molded into 8 wedges. The letters of the name "IBARRA" are also molded into the chocolate. The ingredients are sugar, cocoa liquor, vegetable fat (not cocoa butter), soy lecithin, and cinnamon flavoring. A premium grade version does not contain vegetable fat, which is often used in chocolate based foods as a less expensive substitute, with the only fat being the cocoa butter in the cocoa liquor.

Unlike chocolate bars, and because of its undissolved granulated sugar, and its rough and gritty texture, table chocolate is not meant to be eaten like a chocolate bar, although Ibarra tablets can be eaten. However, Ibarra is used primarily to make hot cocoa in traditional Mexican form. The labeling on Ibarra's packaging suggests that the best way to prepare Ibarra is to use approximately two wedges for each cup of milk or water. Heat the milk until it is near boiling, then blend the milk and chocolate in a blender until the chocolate is completely dissolved, and serve hot. Ibarra can also be prepared on the stove by dissolving the wedges in hot milk, then whisking the cocoa with a molinillo or wire whisk. In Mexico, in the traditional Aztec and Mayan form, Cayenne pepper is added to make it a spicy chocolate drink.

It is also used in mole sauce. Mole sauce typically includes a variety of mild chilis, water or broth, garlic, nuts, spices, often cumin and oregano, and chocolate.

Ibarra is a Basque-language surname meaning "valley" or "plain by the river". Notable people with the surname include:

• Abelardo Colome Ibarra, Cuban vice president of the State Council
• Adolfo Tapia Ibarra, Mexican professional wrestler better known as La Parka and L.A. Park
• Angel Ibarra, guitarist for the band Aiden
• Aníbal Ibarra, Argentine politician
• Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra, former president of Costa Rica.
• Benny Ibarra, Mexican singer and actor
• David Ibarra, Mexican economist
• Elio Ibarra, Argentine boxer
• Eustacio Jiménez Ibarra, Mexican professional wrestler better known as El Hijo de Cien Caras
• Gabriel Mendoza Ibarra, Chilean footballer
• Hugo Benjamín Ibarra, Argentine football (soccer) player
• Jackie Ibarra, contestant on The Amazing Race 26 and Big Brother 17
• José María Velasco Ibarra, former president of Ecuador.
• Joaquín Ibarra (1725-1785), Spanish printer.
• Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra, Spanish politician
• Manuel Ibarra, Chilean footballer
• Miguel Ibarra, American footballer
• Pedro de Ibarra (governor of La Florida)
• Ramón Ibarra Banda, Mexican professional wrestler better known as Super Parka
• Ramón Ibarra Rivera, Mexican professional wrestler better known as Volador Jr.
• Renato Ibarra, Ecuadorian professional footballer
• Salomón Ibarra Mayorga, Nicaraguan poet, political thinker, and the lyricist who wrote the Nicaraguan National Anthem
• Susie Ibarra, American percussionist
• Vilma Ibarra, Argentine politician and sister of Aníbal