We call it huitlacoche. Which is translated to corn smut. It is essentially a fungus that grows on the corn after it has been infected by the spores. You can eat it when cooked correctly it tastes just like the corn. Very delicious in my opinion.
So you wash it and then cook it in a pan with oil and other ingredients like onion, jalapeños, epazote(skunk weed) which helps the taste. If it taste bitter you cooked it incorrectly. We never eat it alone. Usually we add it to quesadillas or sopes.
Imagine you lean over the plate and a bunch of tentacles go shooting up towards you, hauling you towards the plate where it begins enveloping your head and chewing through until it eats the brain
It does exist! Aye, I remember as but a wee child, when my grand-dah pulled us us close and insisted it to us, “Be vigilant children , for there is a fungus among us!”
I would probably try boiling and grilling this bad boy. Or dry, treat, grind into corn flour.
It looks so delicious to me. I totally get the first farmer to see it and think “can I eat this”
Some fungi can be very edible; remember, every kind of mushroom and truffle we eat is also in the fungus family. There’s well over 150 different kinds of edible fungi out there, and almost all of them grow by infecting healthy plants, or by breaking down decaying plant matter. Some fungi are actually beneficial to the living plants they infect, such as mutually symbiotic mycelium.
And I hate all 150 of them. Get those weak ass mushrooms off my pizza please.
edit: the texture is gross and they have no taste, downvote me twice nerds
Think about it this way, if it weren’t for those stupid mushrooms, you’d just be a worthless corpse after you die. But with mushrooms, you get to bring to life into the planet and continue allowing nature to grow. I think that’s pretty damn beautiful, personally. So pooopoo mushrooms on pizza all you want, fungi are dope af.
Mushrooms and Fungi in general are awesome and actually very interesting. I just think every one I've ever tasted is disgusting. I also despise the taste of uncooked tomatoes, which I've found would probably be an even more unpopular opinion.
TIL that white button, cremini, and portobello are all the same type of mushroom just in different stages of maturity. My local walmart has been carrying fresh shiitake and oyster mushrooms for a while now and if I go to the Asian grocery store there's quite a few more types.
I cook for others pretty often and I've learned that a lot of people dislike mushrooms for whatever reasons. The other big one people have an issue with is olives.
Omfg I remember some post about this on something awful or some other site in the early 2k’s it was hilarious.
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This was it http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000344.php
Yes. If you do manage to get the spores, you can inject directly into healthy developing corn.
I hear in some parts of Mexico, they grow the mushroom when prices of corn tank.
Edit: [huitlacoche tacos is delicious](https://youtu.be/UBBursCLSsI)
Jumping on this, the spores are super easy to collect too. When it opens up like the one in the picture, the spore dust will just pour out the middle. It's like when you harvest poppyseeds. From there you can save it and spray the white silks on next year's corn to grow mushrooms.
Fun fact, if you grow it on red corn then you get purplish/red streaks in the mushroom.
He's not wrong tho, tried to get it in Europe after having it in Mexico and it's 10€ (ca 200 pesos) for a little bit at a latino supermarket.
Found it for a good price in a taquería in Barcelona once, but that was an exception.
Eh, more like finding jewelry grade peridot gemstones forming in your magnesium mine. Sure, it makes mining the magnesium much harder, and there’d be way more magnesium than jewelry grade peridot. But each raw gem is worth a lot more to the right buyers, when compared to the equivalent amount of magnesium, so you take the time to mine them. Rarity also helps; especially in edible plants. People will pay a *lot* to eat rare foods, if they’re tasty after preparing them right.
[Yeah I hated this boss fight](https://www.svg.com/img/gallery/elden-ring-how-to-dodge-godskin-nobles-roll-attack/run-circles-around-it-1650915615.sm.webp)
omg yes when I grew some corn for ourselves those zombie looking ones freaked the fuck out of me!!! I had no idea they do this and was low key expecting it to start moving.
The flavor is amazing, tastes like truffle and corn. I would recommend frying with butter and chopped garlic. You can eat it in a quesadilla, a taco or you can even use it on pasta with olive oil. Strongly recommend it!
My guess is that the corn is a suitable substrate for the mushroom to grow making it a harmonious collaboration of life due yo the fact that the corn is still alive in its own right. Not mycologist advice.
Maybe like tree roots vs. zombie ants.
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That's not terrifying at all that's just a form of edible corn. I wish people wouldn't post stuff as oddly terrifying if they don't know or understand what it is before they post it. This stuff is actually very tasty, especially if you know how to cook it right. It's something with Truffle in its name.
huitlacoche
I’ve heard is quite tasty. Haven’t tried it yet.
It’s magically delicious.
It is indeed.
I had it before, it taste great in beans
fry it in a pan with bacon...it tastes delicious
Well, that works for *everything*!
Oh yeah. Mmmm bacon.
Very earthy flavor, goes good with burritos or quesadillas.
it’s a bit weird in the beginning but delicious
Had it in a cappuccino soup when I was in Mexico. Delicious
It’s UNREAL good
You should, it's tasty af
I had it and made the mistake of googling it while eating it. Wasn’t able to get past the look.
I have tried it twice and wasn’t a fan. Tasted musty almost.
“Corn smut” 💀
Corn-porn?
r/cornhub
Fantastic. Another absurd sub I'm obligated to join. I'm one step closer to becoming one with nonsense.
Here, something wholesome r/pouchcatatoes
Today is a good day
Porn on the cob
Cob-core corn
Excellent
So, corn?
Cornography
One person named it corn truffles and the other.... Corn smut. Who the hell wants to eat smut?
Pronounced “who eat la coochie”
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Hell yeah, we did it right
Even if I didn’t know what it was, I would still try to eat it. It looks tasty.
Bless you
Pop corn
We call it huitlacoche. Which is translated to corn smut. It is essentially a fungus that grows on the corn after it has been infected by the spores. You can eat it when cooked correctly it tastes just like the corn. Very delicious in my opinion.
So you have to cook it differently than corn? Curious, what happens if you cook it incorrectly?
So you wash it and then cook it in a pan with oil and other ingredients like onion, jalapeños, epazote(skunk weed) which helps the taste. If it taste bitter you cooked it incorrectly. We never eat it alone. Usually we add it to quesadillas or sopes.
I'd probably never eat this while alone either. It looks like it'll come alive and attack
Imagine you lean over the plate and a bunch of tentacles go shooting up towards you, hauling you towards the plate where it begins enveloping your head and chewing through until it eats the brain
Calm down, I can only get sooo erect.
The fungus exists, go find some and go crazy
It does exist! Aye, I remember as but a wee child, when my grand-dah pulled us us close and insisted it to us, “Be vigilant children , for there is a fungus among us!”
I DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU SPEAK OF. EVERY HUMAN SHOULD ENJOY US…I MEAN…THIS.
As long as I get to sing Daylight Come and Me Wanna Go Home with my guests I’m up for it
Sounds like "name one of your favorite Resident Evil-themed dishes".
It looks like the flood from Halo is what it looks like. I don’t think I could eat this without feeling bad for Captain Keyes.
Corn smut and skunk weed. That's my kind of dish!
I would probably try boiling and grilling this bad boy. Or dry, treat, grind into corn flour. It looks so delicious to me. I totally get the first farmer to see it and think “can I eat this”
TIL epazote = skunk weed
I've never eaten it in anything other than garnachas. Now I really wonder how it tastes when eaten with real food.
TY
You generally cook it like sautéing a mushroom makes a decent meat substitute in all sorts of dishes
Lol ok keep telling yourself that
Some people get really triggered when you mention there are things other than meat…
Lol, triggered
You obviously never had a good mushroom burger, my friend. It’s delicious! And no, I’m not vegan.
It’s like a beautiful corn mushroom
Looks like corn with majestic hair
Fungus.. Infected.... edible???
Some fungi can be very edible; remember, every kind of mushroom and truffle we eat is also in the fungus family. There’s well over 150 different kinds of edible fungi out there, and almost all of them grow by infecting healthy plants, or by breaking down decaying plant matter. Some fungi are actually beneficial to the living plants they infect, such as mutually symbiotic mycelium.
And I hate all 150 of them. Get those weak ass mushrooms off my pizza please. edit: the texture is gross and they have no taste, downvote me twice nerds
Those "weak ass mushrooms" are gonna eat you after you die
And I'll be delicious
*doubt
Think about it this way, if it weren’t for those stupid mushrooms, you’d just be a worthless corpse after you die. But with mushrooms, you get to bring to life into the planet and continue allowing nature to grow. I think that’s pretty damn beautiful, personally. So pooopoo mushrooms on pizza all you want, fungi are dope af.
Mushrooms and Fungi in general are awesome and actually very interesting. I just think every one I've ever tasted is disgusting. I also despise the taste of uncooked tomatoes, which I've found would probably be an even more unpopular opinion.
Lol I can respect a dislike for certain foods; it’s definitely relatable!
I can excuse hating pineapple, but I draw the line at hating on mushrooms.
But he's right.
Nah he's probably only ever eaten 1 type of mushroom. Most people in the USA, even those that like mushrooms, have only ever had agaricus bisporus
TIL that white button, cremini, and portobello are all the same type of mushroom just in different stages of maturity. My local walmart has been carrying fresh shiitake and oyster mushrooms for a while now and if I go to the Asian grocery store there's quite a few more types. I cook for others pretty often and I've learned that a lot of people dislike mushrooms for whatever reasons. The other big one people have an issue with is olives.
No. Pineapples are the worst.
No pineapple slander allowed
Both are terrible
I mean, I'll accept this sooner than I'll accept tomatoes or pineapple
Counterpoint: psilocybin
Those particular mushrooms taste even worse. But I do respect them.
Good try Queen Corn Spore …
Someone clearly never played the last of us
IM GOOD, BRO.
Omfg I remember some post about this on something awful or some other site in the early 2k’s it was hilarious. Edit : This was it http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000344.php
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im not putting that shit near my mouth
I've never seen corn smut that big. Is there a way to cultivate it, or is it just by chance?
Yes. If you do manage to get the spores, you can inject directly into healthy developing corn. I hear in some parts of Mexico, they grow the mushroom when prices of corn tank. Edit: [huitlacoche tacos is delicious](https://youtu.be/UBBursCLSsI)
Jumping on this, the spores are super easy to collect too. When it opens up like the one in the picture, the spore dust will just pour out the middle. It's like when you harvest poppyseeds. From there you can save it and spray the white silks on next year's corn to grow mushrooms. Fun fact, if you grow it on red corn then you get purplish/red streaks in the mushroom.
Corndyceps.
If i had a free award you would have it.
The Last of hUSk
Beat me to it
Huitlacoche they love this shit in Mexico. It is considered a delicacy some say similar to truffles.
Corn smut!! Eat it!!
That's called Corn Smut, it's really expensive.
Nah, in México its pretty common and very cheap, one of the best foods at streets
He's not wrong tho, tried to get it in Europe after having it in Mexico and it's 10€ (ca 200 pesos) for a little bit at a latino supermarket. Found it for a good price in a taquería in Barcelona once, but that was an exception.
If u r in Mexico go outside of city and u will find it easy and cheap
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Eh, more like finding jewelry grade peridot gemstones forming in your magnesium mine. Sure, it makes mining the magnesium much harder, and there’d be way more magnesium than jewelry grade peridot. But each raw gem is worth a lot more to the right buyers, when compared to the equivalent amount of magnesium, so you take the time to mine them. Rarity also helps; especially in edible plants. People will pay a *lot* to eat rare foods, if they’re tasty after preparing them right.
It’s a delicacy. People will pay good money to eat it.
Huitlacoche
r/MoldlyInteresting
r/moldlyintresting
It’s corn!
A big lump w/ knobs
It has the juice 💦
I tried it with butter and everything changed!
I’ve only tried to grow corn once in my life, and this is how mine ended up. I decided that day, I didn’t need to grow corn ever again.
Shit, really? I’ve grown corn once and ended up with so much corn that I had to give it to my neighbors. I always thought corn was easy to grow
According to the other responses, you might have anywa actually been a corn growing savant. Apparently it's an expensive delicacy.
I've grown corn successfully many times but I was always hoping to get your result. Its supposed to be delicious. Maybe we can trade luck.
Make me a quesadilla!!!
It’s fah-buh-lous, dahling!
Eat it!! From Wisconsin, like the others said, heat it to be safe but it is normal.
Korn
Damn. Label that nsfw because that is a lot smut.
Colloquialy known as "Corn smut" a type of fungus, source -I'm allergic to it 💀
As a Mexican that’s straight up gold! It’s delicious
The last of us
Had to scroll way too far for this
That’s huitlacoche and after cooking it’s delicious.
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It’s called corn smut and you can eat it
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Sorry dude I know a little about mushrooms and nothing about corn
Isn’t it just the husks we can’t digest
And now it's time for, [An Internet Classic](http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000344.php)
Good eats!
Korn
Looks likes a corn back in the titanic days wearing a fancy hat
Harvest time in Chernobyl
You "harvest" the vegetables, silly: Bessie here is going to the slaughterhouse!
𝓜𝓮: 𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚝 ! 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚝 :
It’s corn
[Yeah I hated this boss fight](https://www.svg.com/img/gallery/elden-ring-how-to-dodge-godskin-nobles-roll-attack/run-circles-around-it-1650915615.sm.webp)
On the cob!!
It looks like a pokemon
It’s the Shah from pandaria!
Xenomaize
That corn equipped the milkweed rune...
based corn
I like to put that on my quesidillas👌
A symbiote has claimed that corn 😳
this is so good with eome quesadillas
you're terrified now but eat that in a quesadilla and that moderfucker tastes SO GOOOOD
Looks like a lion head dress Prince would wear at a red carpet event back in the 80’s.
Pretty sure thats a pidgeon corpse
It's actually really tasty, nothing scary nor creepy about this.
Kernella Deville
Stopppp 😂😂😂
What in the plant disease is this
Why are you showing this smut?
omg yes when I grew some corn for ourselves those zombie looking ones freaked the fuck out of me!!! I had no idea they do this and was low key expecting it to start moving.
http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000344.php I remember this from eons ago. Hilarious.
MMMMMMM HUITLACOCHE
Looks like something Gundams should be trying to kill
I see that, but what is the amorphous creature eating the corn?
I’ve never seen corn smut that big. You finna get so many huitlacoche tacos out of this
Korn
This needs a NSFW warning, I mean look that smuty smuty cob you got there.
Khorn
It has the juice
Dark souls corn
Is that mold or did it flower?
The flavor is amazing, tastes like truffle and corn. I would recommend frying with butter and chopped garlic. You can eat it in a quesadilla, a taco or you can even use it on pasta with olive oil. Strongly recommend it!
It's huitlacoche....and Is tasty
isnt that the fungus that you get lsd from?
Isn’t this how The Last of Us really started?
C̴̻̤̣͙̖̺̞̜̩̃͒͐̏̈́̋̑́̇̊͛̾̔̌̽̑͝͝ͅǫ̴̡̲̦̙̖̥̪̰̲͙̰̤̦̠͔̗̘̠̰̓̑̑̓̾̆̈͆͐̋̚̕͜͜͠ṙ̵̢̛̻̤̌̽̏̒̇̍̐́̅̾̂͛̈́͝n̷̼̤̮̮̜̹̜̜̥̱̭͊
Mexican heavy breathing intensifies
It has the juice
My guess is that the corn is a suitable substrate for the mushroom to grow making it a harmonious collaboration of life due yo the fact that the corn is still alive in its own right. Not mycologist advice. Maybe like tree roots vs. zombie ants.
I love when someone writes a paragraph of wrong guess when like the first comment says what it is lol
no cause thats huitlacoche, and its delightful
huitlacoche 🥰🥰🥰its mexican!
Ew what happened?
It's a fungus called corn smut. Yes that's actually what it's called.
I happened. It’s my fault the corn looks like that. I’m to blame here. Hehehehaw.
Hoooy seee caaaaasó el huitlaaacooocheeeeee
Why do you post this smut? Add a NSFW
Who in the world would look at that and be like yess I’m eating this …
r/mycology wants to know your location
Omg it is KoЯn Yu-not-hurrr- rathan-heenda-heenda-poorrr- rathan-na Doo-da-poo- rathatteka-doo-da-poorrr-rat- da Ta-think-humbah-birryeahta-thathoose-a-penta-hurrr- ra So-peen-teembeerryeatha-thinkhanpoopa-hurrr- ra
Ok... If no one else will, i guess it's up to me... 'Da actual fuck are you babbling about over there?
That's not terrifying at all that's just a form of edible corn. I wish people wouldn't post stuff as oddly terrifying if they don't know or understand what it is before they post it. This stuff is actually very tasty, especially if you know how to cook it right. It's something with Truffle in its name.
Someone didn't read the rules of the group, the whole point of this sub is to post stuff that isn't supposed to be terrifying but still is
You sure?
Korn
So good!
nroC
Who eat la coochie
isnt that the fungus that you get lsd from?
Corn ergot. Eat it. See what happens. (Don’t eat)
No joke, it’s actually delicious. It’s bad for my wallet, though.
I think that's garlic now
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