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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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.
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Melissa Clark, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
Popular flavors include the multigrain porridge bread, blue corn made with flour from Masienda and a sourdough bread with olives.
—Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
On Thursday, renowned local chef and restaurant owner Jim Stump served up his Monterey Bay Vermillion Rock Fish Ceviche with guacamole, salsa and a blue corn tortilla chip, working with SSP America Executive Chef James McGregor.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024
This year, the medal was given to The Rez: An Urban Eatery for its chocolate mole tamale and jackfruit taco on fresh blue corn tortilla.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2024
The salad had a multitude of flavors and textures — corn ribs; popped corn; fresh, grassy corn sprouts; a blue corn tortilla chip; black tepary beans; and squash puree wrapped in a sheet of soft squash — that worked together, just like a good three sisters garden does.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2024
The food menu is Southwest-inspired, with twists on traditional diner fare like chorizo-and-cornbread eggs Benedict and hearty blue corn pancakes with fried plantains baked inside.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
The Shed is a Santa Fe staple, known for its red chile blue corn enchiladas served alongside posole and beans.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week Us, theweek, 7 Jan. 2024
Here, visitors can taste Pueblo foods that use traditional ingredients in dishes with contemporary twists, like the Native Superfoods Waffles or Griddle Cakes, which use gathered items like blue corn, quinoa, amaranth, currants, pine nuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and berries.
—Gigi Ragland, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2022
Melissa Clark, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
Popular flavors include the multigrain porridge bread, blue corn made with flour from Masienda and a sourdough bread with olives.
—Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
On Thursday, renowned local chef and restaurant owner Jim Stump served up his Monterey Bay Vermillion Rock Fish Ceviche with guacamole, salsa and a blue corn tortilla chip, working with SSP America Executive Chef James McGregor.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024
This year, the medal was given to The Rez: An Urban Eatery for its chocolate mole tamale and jackfruit taco on fresh blue corn tortilla.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2024
The salad had a multitude of flavors and textures — corn ribs; popped corn; fresh, grassy corn sprouts; a blue corn tortilla chip; black tepary beans; and squash puree wrapped in a sheet of soft squash — that worked together, just like a good three sisters garden does.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2024
The food menu is Southwest-inspired, with twists on traditional diner fare like chorizo-and-cornbread eggs Benedict and hearty blue corn pancakes with fried plantains baked inside.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
The Shed is a Santa Fe staple, known for its red chile blue corn enchiladas served alongside posole and beans.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week Us, theweek, 7 Jan. 2024
Here, visitors can taste Pueblo foods that use traditional ingredients in dishes with contemporary twists, like the Native Superfoods Waffles or Griddle Cakes, which use gathered items like blue corn, quinoa, amaranth, currants, pine nuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and berries.
—Gigi Ragland, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2022
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