Huitlacoche/Cuitlacoche/Hongo/Corn Mushroom

Here’s some huitlacoche off the corn cob with a measuring spoon for size.  Crepas de huitlacoche were one of the first things I ever ate in Mexico, eagerly anticipated because…

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The Answer: The Official Foodie Handbook

The gourmet was typically a rich male amateur to whom food was a passion. Foodies are typically an aspiring professional couple to whom food is a fashion. A fashion? The…

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Afro-Mexican Cuisine: Black Eyed Peas in Guanajuato

In the market in Silao, Mexico, the very geographic center of Mexico, ten miles south of the the city of Guanajuato in the State of Guanajuato, the semilleros (seed shops)…

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