Quesadillas Huitlacoche appears as a signature dish in 1 Mexico cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Quesadillas de Huitlacoche · Mexico City
Hand-pressed blue-corn tortillas stuffed with huitlacoche (Mexican corn smut), molten Oaxacan cheese, and epazote, then griddled until the masa crisps.
Huitlacoche (Ustilago maydis) is a corn fungus considered a delicacy in pre-Hispanic Mexico, called the Mexican truffle and harvested during the summer rainy season. The Aztecs prized it as cuitlacochin. Mercado de San Juan, El Cardenal, and Cafe de Tacuba serve the classic quesadilla version. Pujol elevated huitlacoche to fine-dining application.
Where to eat in Mexico City:
- El Cardenal
- Cafe de Tacuba
- Mercado de San Juan
- Expendio de Maiz
- Mercado Medellin
- Mercado Roma