Products such as blue corn tortillas made with Hopi blue corn are increasingly popular. It’s no wonder their popularity is on the rise; blue corn is touted as one of the “superfoods” due to their abundance of antioxidants. These health benefits can be yours when you try growing your own blue corn. How To Grow Blue Corn: Best Varieties For Homegrown Blue Corn Tortillas Blue corn is an open-pollinated flour corn originally developed by the Hopi people, hence the name. The Hopi were a true agricultural society developing many varieties of corn, some of which exist to this day. Interestingly, the color of the corn was associated with direction. For example, yellow related to the north, white to the east, red to the south and blue, west. Hopi blue corn remains an essential ingredient in Hopi foods such as piki bread wherein the blue corn is ground into a sweet […]
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