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Caldo de Huitlacoche (Huitlacoche Soup)

Written on 21 Dec, 2012 at 6:41 in Ingredients, Recipes, Soups |
Caldo de Huitlacoche (Huitlacoche Soup)

(Mexico City/CentralMexico) Ingredients: 3  tablespoons lard or vegetable oil l    medium onion sliced in thin half-moons (about l cup) 2   medium cloves garlic, minced 3    poblano, Anaheim, or California long green chiles, roasted, peeled, and seeded by directions on, diced... (Continue reading)

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Huitlacoche – Corn Fungus

Written on 5 Jan, 2009 at 1:36 in Cooking, Ingredients |
Huitlacoche - Corn Fungus

Huitlacoche or Cuitlacoche (Ustilago maydis) is corn smut, a type of fungus that invades the growing ears of corn, causing the kernels to swell into gray or blue-black masses.  Farmers take vigilant measures against it in the United States, and... (Continue reading)

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