Taste of Mexico: Nance

Taste of Mexico: Nance

In Mexican Spanish, “pelusear” is a colloquial gem that doesn’t translate neatly into English. It means “to look down on” or “to dismiss,” but always with a dash of mockery. You might use it after taking a nice bottle of wine to a friend’s dinner party, only to see their face twist in faint disappointment. “Me pelusearon mi vino,” you’d say — they ‘peluseared’ my wine. Today’s subject is a fruit that inspires both devotion and derision. The nanc…