An curved arrow pointing right. Huitlacoche, also known as the "Mexican truffle," is an edible fungus that forms on undeveloped corn ears and sells for as much as $40 a pound. Discovered by the ...

Modesto Eating fungus may seem like a risky idea, but just like a mushroom, huitlacoche is a food with roots in Aztec culture. Called the Mexican truffle and known as corn smut in the United ...

While most Iowans look forward to sweet corn at the peak of summer, another cuisine is ripening at the same time: huitlacoche ...