To preserve the plot of land located in the town of San Juan Ixtayopan, Tláhuac , which he inherited from his great-grandfather José, who obtained the land for his participation in the Mexican Revolution, the Montero Ruiz family decided to dedicate themselves to transforming the seasonal corn, which they plant on 11 thousand square meters twice a year, into huitlacoche and corn pie.
Despite grandfather Anselmo's belief that women should not enter the cornfield because the corn on the cob would become brittle
, meaning it would not fill with corn kernels, the fourth and fifth generations of the family, the majority of whom are women, have decided to form the Ixtayopan Corn and Amaranth Transformation cooperative.
Although they have been selling corn on the cob, esquites, chileatole, tlaxcales, flan, gelatin, and bread for three decades, sisters Yadira and Carolina, along with their parents José Luis Montero and Silvia Ruiz, have innovated with the creation of huitlacoche and cheese pie.
Valeria—Yadira's daughter, who also participates in the cooperative—sells the well-known doriesquites, or a mix with instant soup, which, along with huitlacohe and corn pie, is the most requested by diners of all ages.
