The cocktails are a real icebreaker at this dinner party. Two couples have arrived almost simultaneously. They’re greeted in Spanish and English by their hostess, Gina Pacheco, and her husband, Carlos ...

There is nothing subtle or simple about huitlacoche — known in Mexico as corn fungus or corn smut. Its black fungus-y appearance is a bit startling, but its pungent, earthy taste combines beautifully ...

How about corn smut with your breakfast? Now that I have your attention, let me share one of the most delicious egg dishes I’ve ever had: scrambled eggs with huitlacoche, aka Mexican truffle, a fungus ...

Huitlacoche is a fungus that consumes its host — corn — and transforms it into another food altogether. If you’ve never seen it before, it might be a startling sight. But look beyond the unfamiliar, ...

Huitlacoche (also spelled cuitlacoche) is often called the “Mexican truffle”, a delicacy that grows naturally on corn. When corn ears are “infected” by a harmless fungus (Ustilago maydis), the kernels ...

Also known as corn smut, huitlacoche is a fungus that infects corn, causing large gray galls to grow on the cob instead of kernels. It’s considered a delicacy in Mexico, where the Aztec name is ...

Huitlacoche is easy to find in Los Angeles at places like the Mercado Olympic or at our endless array of D.F., Oaxacan, Pueblan, and State of Mexico restaurants. But the stuff there is most likely ...

Attorney Joanne Lee Molinaro went vegan five years ago, modernizing the traditional Korean foods of her childhood and documenting the journey on TikTok as the Korean Vegan. She shares recipes and her ...

A colleague recently asked: Where can I find this stuff in Phoenix and what can I do with it? Huitlacoche is an unattractive soil-borne organism that grows directly on the kernel of corn. The fungus ...

Huitlacoche, a gelatinous fungus that grows on corn, may technically be a plant disease - but it's also a gourmet culinary ingredient. The National Library of Science characterizes huitlacoche as a ...