Maria Margarita, wife of Francisco Prieto aka Pancho Prieto, one of the eldest and most experimented escamoleros from the highlands of Potosi, removes dirt from a plate of escamoles that Francisco and his son Blas collected in the morning. The Caviar of the Desert, a story about the humble origins of a coveted luxurious dish in Mexico published today on @roadsandkindoms thanks @paulineeiferman for working with us in this story @marcelamalafama #escamol #altiplanopotosino #sanluispotosi #charcas #mauriciopalos http://roadsandkingdoms.com/2017/the-caviar-of-the-desert/