Comments on: Huitlacoche/Cuitlacoche/Hongo/Corn Mushroom http://www.rachellaudan.com/2009/10/huitlacochecuitlacochehongocorn-mushroom.html A Historian's Take on Food and Food Politics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rachel Laudan http://www.rachellaudan.com/2009/10/huitlacochecuitlacochehongocorn-mushroom.html/comment-page-1#comment-26655 Rachel Laudan Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:59:58 +0000 http://www.rachellaudan.com/?p=1950#comment-26655 Nice to be linked to one of London's best known Mexican restaurants. But no, all maize has this fungus and it grows through the grain not on it. PIcky, picky me. Nice to be linked to one of London’s best known Mexican restaurants. But no, all maize has this fungus and it grows through the grain not on it. PIcky, picky me.

]]> By: Blog Round Up | Wahaca http://www.rachellaudan.com/2009/10/huitlacochecuitlacochehongocorn-mushroom.html/comment-page-1#comment-26647 Blog Round Up | Wahaca Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:32:59 +0000 http://www.rachellaudan.com/?p=1950#comment-26647 [...] concentrate everyone, another really great Mexican ingredient to learn about – The amazing Huitlacoche – Believe it or not, it’s a type of corn which has a fungus growing on it, that gives a [...] [...] concentrate everyone, another really great Mexican ingredient to learn about – The amazing Huitlacoche – Believe it or not, it’s a type of corn which has a fungus growing on it, that gives a [...]

]]> By: Steve Sando http://www.rachellaudan.com/2009/10/huitlacochecuitlacochehongocorn-mushroom.html/comment-page-1#comment-26609 Steve Sando Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:44:59 +0000 http://www.rachellaudan.com/?p=1950#comment-26609 I'm with you, I'm afraid. I like it and always try to order it but it never knocks my socks off if I'm being honest. I had it on a pasta at Azul y Oro and it was the best case scenario for me. The crepe thing just tastes rich and bland. But I'll keep trying! I’m with you, I’m afraid. I like it and always try to order it but it never knocks my socks off if I’m being honest.
I had it on a pasta at Azul y Oro and it was the best case scenario for me. The crepe thing just tastes rich and bland. But I’ll keep trying!

]]> By: Mexico Cooks! http://www.rachellaudan.com/2009/10/huitlacochecuitlacochehongocorn-mushroom.html/comment-page-1#comment-26606 Mexico Cooks! Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:37:43 +0000 http://www.rachellaudan.com/?p=1950#comment-26606 Rachel, your readers might also like to read this article: http://mexicocooks.typepad.com/mexico_cooks/2008/06/looking-for-smut.html I think you might enjoy the recipe. It's been a terrible year for corn here in Michoacán, too. More than 75% of the crop has been damaged beyond use either by drought or hail. Several years ago, in a similar dreadful crop year, I talked with a woman from Angahuan (near the volcano Paricutín). She was near tears as she plead, "Qué vamos a comer, ya que no hay maíz? Como vamos a sobrevivir el invierno?" ('What will we eat, now that there is no corn? How will we survive the winter?') Her despairing query in 2005 is the wail of small farming in 2009: what will we eat? Cristina Rachel, your readers might also like to read this article:

http://mexicocooks.typepad.com/mexico_cooks/2008/06/looking-for-smut.html

I think you might enjoy the recipe.

It’s been a terrible year for corn here in Michoacán, too. More than 75% of the crop has been damaged beyond use either by drought or hail. Several years ago, in a similar dreadful crop year, I talked with a woman from Angahuan (near the volcano Paricutín). She was near tears as she plead, “Qué vamos a comer, ya que no hay maíz? Como vamos a sobrevivir el invierno?” (‘What will we eat, now that there is no corn? How will we survive the winter?’) Her despairing query in 2005 is the wail of small farming in 2009: what will we eat?

Cristina

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