The rich and colorful harvest of foods that we enjoy in this country reflects on the tremendous creativity of the native cultures of the Americas. Many staple foods that we take for granted are indigenous to this continent. What you might not know about these two, is that together, they provide a complete protein.
Blue corn contains a more complete protein and more manganese than does yellow corn.
Pueblo Indians grow different colored corn for each of the sacred directions for ceremonial uses. White corn is for the east and every morning a pinch of white cornmeal is offered to the Sun Father. Blue corn is for the north. Red is for the south. Yellow is for the west, and black corn for the sky.