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popped amaranth

14 Saturday Sep 2013

Posted by dark locks in autochthonous, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, snacks

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I found this package of amaranth puffs at an Associated grocery store in Elmhurst, New York. I think I’ll save some to mix with honey for Day of the Dead huautli skulls.

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Chapulines

22 Saturday Jun 2013

Posted by dark locks in allium, American, autochthonous, BBQ, celebrations, education, foraging, herbs and spices, insects, lactose free, meat, Mexican, Queens, snacks, spicy

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Chapulines are a variety of grasshopper commonly eaten in some parts of Mexico. They are typically fried on a comal with garlic, lime juice, and salt flavored with agave worm extract. This tangy, aromatic snack can occasionally be found at delis and groceries in Corona, Queens.

I was able to sample some excellent chapulines this week when a student brought them in to share with the class. I expected them to be crispy but they were definitely of the juicy side, especially the plump abdomens.

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Kiwigen

29 Monday Oct 2012

Posted by dark locks in American, autochthonous, Peruvian, Queens, snacks

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amaranth, Brooklyn, cereal, Kiwigen, NYC, Peru, queens, quinoa, quinua

Amaranth and quinoa (quinua/kinwa) cereal called Kiwigen was spotted at the Associated in Sunnyside this week. The Peruvian IncaSur cereal tastes like a chocolatey glazed Kix.

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Wild Edible Plants of Alaska

23 Thursday Aug 2012

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Alaska, Alaskan, bull kelp, kelp marmalade, twisted stalk

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A Tlingit woman I met in Sitka told me that she likes to eat this stalk (yaana.eit) with sugar. She said her favorite food is watermelon berries with seal oil. One more thing to add to my bucket list! Seal oil!

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These watermelon berries are also know as twisted stalk berries. They were delicious and I wish I could find them somewhere near New York. I was warned though that eating too many would have a laxative effect!

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Bull kelp could be found on every Alaskan beach I visited. There was a gift shop in Sitka that sold pickled bull kelp and bull kelp marmalade. I haven’t tried them yet but I will post about it when I do!

Tortillería Nixtamal

21 Saturday Jul 2012

Posted by dark locks in autochthonous, Mexican, New York, Queens, seafood, snacks, spicy, sweets

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fish tacos, Mexican, new york, Nixtamal, nixtamalization, NYC, shrimp tacos, taco recipe

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Shrimp tacos with mango and cucumber at Nixtamal in Corona, Queens ($3/taco)

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Chongos zamoranos is a sweet curd dessert from Zamora in Michoacán, Mexico.

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Nixtamal provides tortillas to many restaurants in New York such as La Esquina, Choza Taquería, and even Nobu. The owners, Shauna Page and Fernando Ruiz, make their own corn masa using a method called nixtamalization. The corn is soaked in mineral lime, which increases its nutritional value, allows it to be more easily ground, kills fungus, and improves flavor. In front of Nixtamal there are a few stalks of corn growing in a planter.

Pulque in New York

08 Friday Jun 2012

Posted by dark locks in American, autochthonous, Mexican, New York, Queens

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Alcohol, Corona, Pulque, queens

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La Choza, a restaurant in Corona, Queens, serves homemade pulque. It’s a milky fermentation of maguey cactus sap. You can pick up a liter of it for $12!

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Cattail Pollen

05 Tuesday Jun 2012

Posted by dark locks in American, autochthonous, bucket list

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cat tail, Cattail, flour, pollen

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Does anyone know if cattail pollen season is over? I hope not! If I can get my hands on some I am going to make some macarons using cattail pollen in the shells and acorn tapenade in the middle!

Although… this reminds me of the time I used chestnut flour to make macarons and I had to describe them as “rustic” because they were so lumpy and bumpy. They tasted really good though.

The best macaron I ever made, however, was the lobster macaron with lemon butter in the middle! My magnum opus. Let’s see if I can find a picture!

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