Tequila worms????????
What is a tequila worm my parents have a bottle of tequila in the house we got in
first of all, that is probably mezcal. the addition of a worm to regular tequila is not allowed in
The worm
The worms as served at Restaurante Villa Maria in
The worms as served at Restaurante Villa Maria in
The “worm” (sometimes more than one) commonly seen in bottles of mezcal is actually the larva of one of two kinds of insects. The most common type is that of the agave snout weevil. [1] [2] The “red worm” or gusano rojo is the caterpillar of the Hypopta agavis moth, one of the several kinds of “maguey worm”, found on the agave plant. (Agave worms are sometimes found in the piña after harvesting). Many brands contain such worms. Some are named after the worm itself, as in Gusano Rojo and some are even named for the number of worms, e.g. Dos Gusanos, “Two Worms”. Inside the mezcal, however, the worm is more a marketing substance, as it has lost its nutrients inside the bottle.
When a worm is included, the mezcal is known as con gusano (”with worm”). Aside from its consumption with mezcal, the maguey worm is considered a delicacy in
The use of the worm is exclusive to mezcal, since the Mexican standards authority, Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM), prohibits adding insects or larvae to tequila.