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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Guests can opt for a breakfast buffet ($39) or à la carte dishes like blue corn pancakes and smoked salmon eggs Benedict.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
In the Italian Market, Blue Corn is a casual Mexican restaurant that serves tortillas, huaraches, tacos and more made with blue corn grown in the owners’ native Puebla.
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Regan Stephens,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
After eight years of serving tacos in North Beach, Taquiza is taking its famous blue corn tortillas and closing up shop.
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Connie Ogle
june 30,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Ishnoelle blends blue corn from the Tehachapi Heritage Grain Project with Koda Farms rice flour and poolish (yeast, water and pastry flour) to achieve the distinct violet hue and a slight chew.
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Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
In the Italian Market, Blue Corn is a casual Mexican restaurant that serves tortillas, huaraches, tacos and more made with blue corn grown in the owners’ native Puebla.
—
Regan Stephens,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
After eight years of serving tacos in North Beach, Taquiza is taking its famous blue corn tortillas and closing up shop.
—
Connie Ogle
june 30,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Ishnoelle blends blue corn from the Tehachapi Heritage Grain Project with Koda Farms rice flour and poolish (yeast, water and pastry flour) to achieve the distinct violet hue and a slight chew.
—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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“Blue corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20corn. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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