Escamoles (Mexican cuisine): Escamoles (from Nahuatl* azcatl, ant **, and molli, stew, molli which gave mole) are the larvae (wrongly called eggs) of ants (**) of the genus Liometopum, harvested in the roots of the agave (or "maguey") plant from which tequila or mezcal are made in Mexico.
Harvesting the escamoles: The escamoles are found in caves between February and May, where the roots of the agave grow. After being blocked nose and ears, the re...
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