Half Moons de Masa

Diana Perez
Sep 18, 2025
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Updated: Aug 1

*Quesadillas en el comal, CDMX. Photo: Diana Pérez*

The comal looked like a galaxy of tiny eclipses, half-moon quesadillas made from masa tinted blue, pink, and gold. Each one folded over a mystery filling, each one a reminder that masa is never just masa in Mexico. It’s history, pigment, ritual, and play all at once. You bite in, and suddenly the color wheel has a flavor: earthy, nutty, faintly sweet.

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