blue corn
noun
: corn that has bluish kernels used to make flour and is grown especially in the southwestern U.S.
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The show, a blend of culture, community and music, also put the spotlight on Villa's Tacos, a beloved taqueria known to Angelenos for their blue corn tortillas and queso tacos.
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Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Amezquita said his favorite dish for the awards show is the Botana Board, which includes mole verde, mole rojo, mole negro, longaniza sausage, vegetarian chicharron de harina, pork belly chicharron, plantain chips, blue corn tortilla chips, roasted garlic white bean, and fruit escabeche.
—Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
The makeup of the final blend is 53 percent blue corn bourbon, 25 percent red corn bourbon, and 22 percent white corn bourbon, and this year’s edition was bottled at 107.5 proof.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2025
Drawing from his Menominee and Mexican background, some of Alegria’s latest creations include wild rice horchata, tres leches blue corn cake, and spring wild rice salad with milkweed.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Amezquita said his favorite dish for the awards show is the Botana Board, which includes mole verde, mole rojo, mole negro, longaniza sausage, vegetarian chicharron de harina, pork belly chicharron, plantain chips, blue corn tortilla chips, roasted garlic white bean, and fruit escabeche.
—Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
The makeup of the final blend is 53 percent blue corn bourbon, 25 percent red corn bourbon, and 22 percent white corn bourbon, and this year’s edition was bottled at 107.5 proof.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2025
Drawing from his Menominee and Mexican background, some of Alegria’s latest creations include wild rice horchata, tres leches blue corn cake, and spring wild rice salad with milkweed.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Blue corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20corn. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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