Corn Truffles

[Mr Bones]

Found some of our sweetcorn has Corn Smut, also known as corn truffles. It won't win many prizes for its' looks but has a lovely mushroomy sweetcorn flavour and is apparently quite sought after. Once cooked this lot topped toasted open cheese and tomato sandwiches.
I see Cptncrackoff had some last year, anyone else had any.

[Scarlet]

I think it looks fantastic! I rarely grow sweetcorn because it seems to attract the deer to my garden, I've never seen corn smut or tasted it.

[Bren In Pots]

Not heard of that before Mr B so I'm off to google for info. looks interesting though.

[veggiechicken]

Its a new one on me - but it doesn't tempt me

[Jimmy]

I always give any strange fungi a wide berth !
Better to be safe than "Death Capped"
Jimmy

[Zelenina]

Yes I had it on my Lavender Parching Corn a few years ago when the weather was damp. I didn't welcome it because it spoiled the cobs for seeds and storage, but I was intrigued to find it was edible and a delicacy in some places. It took me a while to persuade myself to eat it, because it doesn't look very appetising. But I did eventually cook and eat a bit, and it tasted fine, and as you can see, I survived to tell the tale.

[Jimmy]

I always wonder about these packs of unusual mushrooms you find in various shops, i.e. not run of the mill supermarkets.
Are they foraged, could they have some undesirable content ?
Jimmy

[burnie]

New one on me too, no danger of me eating it, not keen on mushroom taste.

[Snoop Puss]

Thanks for the picture. Never seen that before. I'd have been terrified if I had. Now at least I'll know what it is. Not sure that I'd ever eat it, mind...

[TrixC]

I've had this in Mexico, they call it huitlacoche and eat it in all sorts of things, had no idea it grew in the UK!

[vixylix]

I think I'd be terrified!