guaje

I know the word "guaje" from Tony Burton's book, but I didn't recognize it with an "h." manda405

Queso 2005

One popular version claims that way back in the sixteenth century, a local Indian was amazed on suddenly seeing a "guaje" tree glow; he and a fishermen friend carved two sculptures out of the branches, one of which is the statue in the main church, the other, larger in size, and rougher-hewn now resides in the nearby chapel.

A day in Jocotepec 2004

One popular version claims that way back in the sixteenth century, a local Indian was amazed on suddenly seeing a "guaje" tree glow; he and a fishermen friend carved two sculptures out of the branches, one of which is the statue in the main church, the other, larger in size, and rougher-hewn now resides in the nearby chapel.

A day in Jocotepec 2004

Many of these stews make creative use of the sparse natural resources at hand, including colorín en pipián, which uses the bright red blossoms of the colorín (erythrina) tree in a typically seed-based Pueblan pipián, and guasmole, which uses the garlicky-tasting seeds found in the pods of the guaje (leucaena) tree.

Culinary travel in the Mixteca Poblana: The avocado route 2009

Many of these stews make creative use of the sparse natural resources at hand, including colorín en pipián, which uses the bright red blossoms of the colorín (erythrina) tree in a typically seed-based Pueblan pipián, and guasmole, which uses the garlicky-tasting seeds found in the pods of the guaje (leucaena) tree.

Culinary travel in the Mixteca Poblana: The avocado route 2009

The tender young pods of the guaje tree are a favorite regional dish, and the older dried pods are used as a shaker instrument to make tradional music.

Queso 2005

Can't Post | Private Reply guaje s m 1 (Leucaena suculenta) Árbol de la familia de las leguminosas, de 6 a 15 m de altura, de hojas lanceoladas pequeñas, que nacen en ramificaciones de un solo eje, flores blancas y fruto en forma de rama aplanada de 12 a 25 cm de largo, rojizo o morado.

Queso 2005

I think the name 'Oaxaca' comes from the guaje tree that is ubiquitous to the area.

Queso 2005

Many species of the genus Lonchocarpus are endemic to the Balsas region, and the largest of the guaje rojo trees (Leucaena esculenta) is found only in this habitat, as well as the endemic fabaceae Macroptilium pedatum.

Balsas dry forests 2007

In my mind you were speaking of the guaje and the whole thing did not make any sense.

What are those little green almond-like things sold on the street? 2005