If it’s Friday, in addition to flowers, it is the day a produce stand sets up just a few blocks away. Mi amiga Kalisa and I stumbled on it during one of our Friday morning walks and little did I know that eight months later I would move nearby and it would become my weekly fruit and veggie vendor.
The stand has both imported and local fruits and veggies. Three weeks ago I couldn’t resist some of the freshest looking huitlacoche I’ve seen.
For the uninitiated, huitlacoche (aka, corn smut) is a fungus (Ustilago maydis) that can attack ears of corn during the rainy season. Here in Mexico it is a delicacy. I sauteed it with some other goodies (see above photo) and used it, along with quesillo (Oaxacan string cheese), to fill an omelette.
One would never guess that, as a child, I was a picky eater!
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I’m enjoying your posts a lot here in Saskatchewan, sounds like a happy move to Jalatlaco.
I’ve been a winter visitor to Oaxaca many times since 2004, when I lived with a family in Jalatlaco. Hope to be back to the city this winter, have a place rented on García Vigil near Carmen Alto.
Maybe meet you? Thanks for your great photos and connection to Oaxaca. I miss it a lot.
Jean
Thanks for you kind words! Let me know when you return to the city.
I can relate you your comment, Jean, about missing Oaxaca and hoping to return. My husband and I have reserved lodging and flights for late October thru just after mid-November.
Now we are hoping and praying that travel will be allowed.
Don’t know if there will be any public Day of the Dead events, but hope so.
I understand how much people who love Oaxaca are missing Oaxaca. Unfortunately, given the rising Covid numbers, I would be very surprised if there will be any public Day of the Dead events this year.
Yes. That’s what I’m thinking, too.
The huitlacoche dish sounds amazing. Thankful that I did not read ahead as I was entertaining myself wondering how it would be used.
When I was growing up in northern Wyoming farmers would burn a complete field of corn with smut because it would spread rapidly. Unfortunately the field corn was a crop often grown for winter feed for cattle so the burning was not taken lightly because of the hit to a sparse bottom line. Sweet corn would also develop smut. Unfortunately we didn’t know that it was edible and so tasty.
Huitlacoche was one of those delightful and delicious surprises Oaxaca introduced me to!
Looks yummy! I had wondered if you were shopping at La Merced – it’s nice to see you have a neighborhood mercado!
I’ve only been to La Merced once since I moved over here. It’s actually quite far away — not bad for going but quite a schlep when returning with shopping bags full.
I assume you are aware of the Friday tianguis on Curtirudias east of Vasconcellos. Used to be the El LLano market .
Yes, I know about the Friday tianguis, haven’t managed to check them out yet, but plan to. Hoping they still have roasted chicken!
The roast chicken is no longer there…business has been very slow at this venue…fewer venders and even fewer buyers. But they are at the Reforma tianguis on Tuesday…I think…if you know where that is. And they will deliver to your home on Saturday and Sunday. I have their number if you want it.
Thanks for the info. Where are the Reforma tianguis? I’d like to check it out.
[…] I decided to change up what has become my Friday shopping routine. Instead of walking north to the fruit and veggie vendor, I headed south to explore the Friday tianguis — relocated from Llano Park a couple of years […]