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Huitlacoche on a corn cob.

Ingredients & Condiments

Huitlacoche

The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.

Arkansas Black Apple

Fruits & Vegetables

Arkansas Black Apple

This dark, rare fruit lasts a very long time.

Hoppin' John

Prepared Foods

Hoppin' John

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

Bean soup has been served in the Senate dining room since time immemorial.

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Senate Bean Soup

A bland but storied soup is always on the menu in the U.S. Senate.

Shrubs have been used to preserve fruit for hundreds of years.

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Shrub

Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.

Pitchers of pulque curado.

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Pulque

Tequila's ancient, fermented cousin is making a comeback in Mexico City.

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