Aztec cuisine
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Aztec cuisine is the cuisine of the former Aztec Empire and the Nahua peoples of the Valley of Mexico prior to European contact in 1519.
Aztec men sharing a meal. Florentine Codex, late 16th century.
Aztec men at a feast. Florentine Codex.
Spirulina could be harvested off the surface of lakes with nets or shovels and was then dried as cakes which could be eaten with corn tortilla or as a condiment.
An Aztec woman blowing on maize before putting it in the cooking pot, so that it will not "fear the fire" since it is considered a god. Florentine Codex, late 16th century.
Corn smut
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Corn smut is a plant disease caused by the pathogenic fungus Mycosarcoma maydis, synonym Ustilago maydis. One of several cereal crop pathogens called smut, the fungus forms galls on all above-ground p
Aztec cuisine
…from larger wild animals such as deer, but none of these were a major part of their diet. They ate various mushrooms and fungi, including the parasitic corn smut, which grows on ears of corn. Squash (also known as cucurbita) was very popular and came in many different varieties. Squash seeds, fresh, dried or…
Huitlacoche
Huitlacoche for sale in the produce department of a Soriana store in Mexico
Huitlacoche corn taco
Quesadilla de huitlacoche, as it is often served in central Mexico