The market in Teotitlán de Valle that we went to as part of a cooking class with Reyna Mendoza Ruiz, is one of the best markets that I have ever visited. It is open from 8:00 until 11:00 every day and has seasonal products grown in the area.There are turkey eggs.
There is fresh cheese, quesillo and queso fresco, brought there daily from El Tule, Oaxaca. When you buy cheese, it is taken out of the wooden form and wrapped in fresh corn leaves.
This is the season for zapote negro, a fruit that is dearly loved by Mexicans. It is ready to eat when it is so soft that it must be handled delicately. The green skin is very thin, like a pear skin. The interior is dense, very dark chocolate-y brown, and has four seeds the size of almonds. It is served for dessert by cutting a wedge and eating with a spoon. The texture and taste is like cooked sweet potato. It is also made into ice cream.
These are fresh garbanzos in the pod.
Do you like zapote negro? How about in ice cream?
ReplyDeleteGarbanzos in a pod? I never thought how they grew!
Yes I liked the zapote negro. I thought it was like eating a cooked sweet potato. I have heard some say it is slimy but I totally disagree.
ReplyDeleteEven Reyna had never seen garbanzos in a pod. I guess they had to come from somewhere.That's a lot of leaves for a few garbanzos, don't you think?