“Today, I want to introduce you to huitlacoche, often referred to as the Mexican truffle. It has a unique flavor that I’m sure I won’t be able to describe perfectly. Although huitlacoche has been around as long as maize, its popularity as a food source is a more recent development.”
María Meléndez, Writer
Have fun pronouncing this one — and have even more fun eating it.
Black, pinto, Peruvian, vaquita, manzano… the variety of Mexican beans is outdone only by the variety of dishes you can make with them.
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You can’t have Mexican food without salsa and you can’t have salsa without one of Mexico’s most famous indigenous ingredients.
