The infected corn is edible; in Mexico, it is considered a delicacy, called huitlacoche.
Delicious
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Isn’t corn smut usually uploaded to CornHub?
I made blue corn tamales with it. Pretty tasty.
When I could get it regularly I used to make a Mexican pizza with it that always went over well.
Mix of wheat flour and Masa fermented with sourdough starter. Huitlacoche mixed with crema as the sauce. Mix of cheeses, panela, cotija, etc. Then fresh chillies and chorizo on top.
That sounds delicious! Love the idea of a huitlacoche sauce.
wow TIL you can eat smut
I’ve had it in a quesadilla. Tasted like white button mushrooms to me. It was OK. Maybe it was over powered by the other flavors.
Maybe it varies. The stuff I have had, including growing my own, was quite strong and reminiscent of truffles.
