esquites

I purchase esquites from a couple of women in the plaza grande and suffered no ill effects.

spinach 2006

Adriana Zehbrauskas/Polaris Izote's unique lasagna It was my first bite of food in Mexico City, a snack called esquites, consisting of kernels of corn boiled in water with strips of jalapeno peppers and an herb called epazote, then garnished with lime juice, chili salt, mayonnaise and grated cheese.

The World's Greatest Food City? 2009

The bar snacks are uniformly good and include the Sikil Pak pumpkin seed dip ($9), tacos ($11) and esquites ($7), the traditional Mexican snack of roasted corn, lime, spice and cheese.

In Step With the Aztecs 2011

The vendors of elotes usually also sell esquites, corn that has been removed from the cob and cooked with epazote, and chileatole, a thick corn and chile soup.

Mexican corn on the cob: Elotes 2009

In the coming months, look for tamales, dessert, esquites (sweet corn with mayo and chili) and ceviche.

Taco Truck Finds a Parking Space 2010

The vendors of elotes usually also sell esquites, corn that has been removed from the cob and cooked with epazote, and chileatole, a thick corn and chile soup.

Mexican corn on the cob: Elotes 2009

I have a recipe for esquites (corn) that uses epazote.

Epazote? 2007

In fact, I made esquites soup out of it this weekend, and the taste is just right.

Not Sweet Corn 2006

Not so great for eating off the cob, but perfect for that treat from Oaxaca -- esquites.

Elote 2005

In one of her books -- offhand I don't recall which one -- Diana Kennedy gives a recipe for esquites (the traditional name for Mexican roast corn).

Looking for Mexican corn on the cob 1919