Escamol Explained

Escamol
Alternate Name:Mexican caviar
Country:Mexico
Main Ingredient:larvae and pupae of ants

Escamoles (pronounced as /es/; Nahuatl languages: azcamolli,[1] from azcatl 'ant' and molli 'puree'[2]), known colloquially as Mexican caviar or insect caviar, are the edible larvae and pupae of ants of the species Liometopum apiculatum and L. occidentale var. luctuosum.[3] They are most commonly consumed in Mexico City and surrounding areas.[4] Escamoles have been consumed in Mexico since the age of the Aztecs.[5] [6] The taste is described as buttery and nutty, with a texture akin to that of cottage cheese.[7]

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  1. Book: Reyes Castillo . Pedro Montes de Oca . Enrique Montes de Oca . Fauna . Enrique Florescano. El patrimonio nacional de Mexico. I . https://books.google.com/books?id=ItRB5JGpPdQC&pg=PA179. 1997. Fondo De Cultura Economica USA. 978-968-16-5452-8. 179–180. es.
  2. Book: Émile Bergier. Peuples entomophages et insectes comestibles: Étude sur les moeurs de l'homme et de l'insecte. 1953 . N. Boubée. 152. fr.
  3. Book: DeFoliart, Gene R. . Insects as food . Vincent H. Resh. Vincent H. Resh. Ring T. Cardé . Encyclopedia of Insects . https://books.google.com/books?id=Jk0Hym1yF0cC&pg=PA381. 2009 . Academic Press. 978-0-08-092090-0. 381.
  4. Book: Gaso, M.I. . et al . Biological monitoring of radioactivity and metal pollution in edible eggs of Liometopum apiculatum (ants) from a radioactive waste site in central Mexico . Peter Warwick . Environmental Radiochemical Analysis II. https://books.google.com/books?id=YWr0adZnSeYC&pg=PA335 . 2003. Royal Society of Chemistry. 978-0-85404-618-8. 334–335.
  5. Book: Anthony DePalma . Here: A Biography of the New American Continent . registration. 2001 . PublicAffairs. 978-1-891620-83-6. 268.
  6. Book: Ramos-Elorduy . Julieta . José Manuel Pino . Moreno . El consumo de insectos entre los aztecas . Janet Long. Conquista y comida: consecuencias del encuentro de dos mundos. https://books.google.com/books?id=Rn9LZ2XrIWgC&pg=PA89 . 2003 . Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 978-970-32-0852-4. 89–90, 94 . es.
  7. News: Cox . Lauren . Top 5 Disgusting Delicacies . August 19, 2014. ABC News. May 4, 2010.

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