Mexican Cuisine

Food

Horchata: A Recipe for a Refreshing Summer (or Anytime) Drink

Horchata is a drink originating in Spain and is primarily served as a refreshing summer drink or as a milk substitute. While popular throughout the Spanish speaking world, not all Horchata are the same – in fact, horchata differs widely in Latin America from its Spanish forebear. In Spain, Horchata is made from tigernuts, water […]

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Life & Arts

Huitlacoche aka Corn Smut.

Huitlacoche is a fungus that grows on maize and is known in English as corn smut though, as its name would in no way imply, this is a delicacy in Mexican cuisine. Huitlacoche if of the species ustilago maris and derives its name from the burnt look it gives infected corn. Typically used as a […]

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