Rick Bayless, writes his Taco Tuesday newsletter:

In Mexico, huitlacoche, that mysterious looking mushroom that grows right out from the ear of corn, is pure luxury.

Here in the states, well, it’s considered a blemish at best, evil “corn smut” at worst.

Rick! Shhhh. Huitlacoche seems scarce, like something we would be better off with fewer people enjoying in order to tamp down on prices.

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