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Epazote

In this week’s What’s This Food, Dan respond’s to a viewer who bought a batch of epazote, and has no clue what to do with it. Epazote, a Mexican herb, is has a taste similar to mint and cilantro, paired … Continue reading

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Horchata

In today’s What’s This Food, host Daniel Delaney explores the classic Mexican and Latin American rice (or nut) based milk beverage, Horchata. Unlike rice milk, Horchata is frequently sweetened and spiced with cinnamon and other spices. It’s also vegan friendly, … Continue reading

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Elotes

In today’s episode of What’s This Food?!, Daniel Delaney looks at elotes (and esquites), the on or off-the-cob corn dish native to Mexico, and cooks up his own version on the grill!

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Cactus Leaves

While in Austin, Texas, Daniel Delaney came across many cactus leaves. What? Yes, you can eat cactus leaves, aka cactus pads or “nopales,” and in this episode of What’s This Food?!, we take a look at the thorny delicacy and … Continue reading

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Bhut Jolokia

Today Daniel Delaney looks at the Bhut Jolokia, also known as the Ghost Pepper and makes one of the hottest salsas ever

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Mole

Lindsay wrote in asking us to cover mole – not the animal, but the traditional Mexican stewing sauce – and that’s exactly what we did!

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Hominy Corn

In today’s WTF, I decided we’d check out hominy, a style of corn native to Central and South America. After learning a bit about it, I cooked up a delicious Pozole, a traditional pork stew with the corn.

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Chayote Squash

On today’s WTF, Daniel Delaney responded to a comment sent in by Chelsea, who asked WTF is Chayote Squash!? – Join Dan as he goes over the history of the squash, how to handle it, and what to do with … Continue reading

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Tomatillos

Today we explore Tomatillos, also known as Mexican tomatoes. These distant cousins of the gooseberry are plump, juicy, tart, and tangy. And they go perfectly with braised pork and peppers, which is why I turned them into a green pork … Continue reading

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