blue corn
noun
: corn that has bluish kernels used to make flour and is grown especially in the southwestern U.S.
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Velasquez oversees the pastry program, and her conchas, in flavors like blue corn and chocolate, are already beloved.
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Scott Hocker, theweek, 10 June 2024
Some of the most rewarding activities include Wandering the Roma Norte neighborhood in search of blue corn tortillas, churros or cute coffee shops; catching the spectacle of lucha libre; visiting the Frida Kahlo Museum or the Museo Nacional de Antropologia; and trying chapuline with your mezcal.
—Jonathan Shikes, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2024
This coastal community is known for its delicious blue corn tacos and brown butter cookies, a walkable pier that juts out into the Pacific Ocean offering some incredible sunset views, and a perennial summer fog that keeps the evenings cool.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
The menu changes weekly and includes fleeting ingredients like the black trumpet mushrooms decorating blue corn chochoyotes (masa dumplings) and marigold petals plucked from the chef’s garden.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
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Scott Hocker, theweek, 10 June 2024
Some of the most rewarding activities include Wandering the Roma Norte neighborhood in search of blue corn tortillas, churros or cute coffee shops; catching the spectacle of lucha libre; visiting the Frida Kahlo Museum or the Museo Nacional de Antropologia; and trying chapuline with your mezcal.
—Jonathan Shikes, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2024
This coastal community is known for its delicious blue corn tacos and brown butter cookies, a walkable pier that juts out into the Pacific Ocean offering some incredible sunset views, and a perennial summer fog that keeps the evenings cool.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
The menu changes weekly and includes fleeting ingredients like the black trumpet mushrooms decorating blue corn chochoyotes (masa dumplings) and marigold petals plucked from the chef’s garden.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
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