Discover and re-discover Mexico’s cuisine, culture and history through the recipes, backyard stories and other interesting findings of an expatriate in Canada
Although many Mexican recipes include garlic, I could not find any recipe at all (pipián or otherwise) calling for garlic scapes; the bright green colour they provide, though, made them an irresistible addition to this recipe … click on title for more
Papatzules are a traditional and very popular dish in the Mexican state of Yucatan. They are similar to a basic enchilada, but the ingredients make this preparation unique: the sauce is made from ground pumpkin seed and epazote, and hard-boiled eggs serve as stuffing. It was a natural progression to use the garlic scape with pumpkin seed paste from my previous post to prepare my own version of papatzules … click on title for more
My Slice of Mexico 