Durgan
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Post by Durgan on Oct 31, 2011 18:13:32 GMT -5
www.durgan.org/URL/?ZEZSS 19 August 2011 Corn Smut (Ustilago maydis) Being curious about the edibility of Corn Smut, it was decided to give it a try. In my garden there were four plants infected so these were tried first. The fungus was cooked in butter with garlic and onions and a tomato. It tasted just fine, but really did not give me the flavor of the fungus. The “nut”,my own description, reminds me of a mushroom only grown on corn. I went to a commercial corn grower and asked to check their field of sweet corn. About a pound of Corn Smut was collected and cooked. This time the Smut was cooked in butter and a splash of soy sauce was added. I ate the half pound, and found it quite good. There was a slight corn taste and the texture was slightly chewy. It would probably make a nice side dish for a typical meal if cooked in the manner described. Apparently the product is touted to be nutritious. There are many recipes touting how to cook on the Internet. Huitlacoche (WEET-LA-KO-CHEE),(also cuitlacoche), corn smut is highly rated and consumed in Mexico, and is being touted as a nascent gourmet food to the USA. The membrane surrounding the “egg” if not broken makes for a quality “nut”. Spores form when the membrane is broken, but this portion my be cut away or even utilized.The spores remind me of the billions of spores that emulate from a puff ball,when dry.
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Post by daylilydude on Nov 8, 2011 6:42:13 GMT -5
LOL!! I'm one of those people that eat with my eyes, and corn smut just ain't purdy...
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Post by Durgan on Nov 8, 2011 7:05:33 GMT -5
LOL!! I'm one of those people that eat with my eyes, and corn smut just ain't purdy... It took me many years to try the smut. I use to cringe when it appeared amongst my corn. According to the internet babble, the smut has some nutritional value. It makes a good typical soup much like say blended broccoli. The smut is not particularly attractive in appearance for sure, and cooks up black.
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Post by daylilydude on Nov 8, 2011 7:28:41 GMT -5
Black!?!... How does it make the kitchen smell while cooking?
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Post by Durgan on Nov 8, 2011 9:08:19 GMT -5
Black!?!... How does it make the kitchen smell while cooking? No odour. Only the off appearance.
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