El Oro
El Oro Municipality
State of Mexico, Mexico
Highlights
El Oro, "the gold," is a charming spot in Mexico known for its unique purple chochoyotes, made from vibrant Peruvian potatoes and blue corn.
State of Mexico, Mexico Get directions
El Oro, "the gold," is a charming spot in Mexico known for its unique purple chochoyotes, made from vibrant Peruvian potatoes and blue corn.
State of Mexico, Mexico Get directions
"Oro by Nixta’s chochoyotes aren’t the typical golden dumplings you’d find in a bowl of tesmole de pollo or a Oaxacan black bean soup. They’re purple, made with a mash of purple Peruvian potatoes and blue corn masa — a cónico azul corn from Jocotitlán, in the State of Mexico. Chef Gustavo Romero usually makes the dough using a mixer, but today he and his mother, Teresa Veytia Avila, are doing it by hand, and the violet and slate colors blend to a brooding twilight shade. When the chochoyotes are fried, Romero says, the starches pull to the exterior, creating a craggy shell. They’re served in a pool of earthy salsa de venas." - Justine Jones
