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Huitlacoche

A fungus that grows on corn and is used in a number of recipes, for example, soup, quesadillas, rice, tacos

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What Is Huitlacoche And How Do You Cook It?

Corn smut, fungus, Mexican truffle - these are just some of the aliases of huitlacoche. But what exactly is this soft, spreadable, dark-as-night ingredient...
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Huitlacoche-Mushroom Tacos - Rick Bayless

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When life gives you corn smut, make huitlacoche soup - Tyrant Farms

Corn smut (aka huitlacoche aka Mexican truffles) is a delicacy. We just created this delicious huitlacoche soup recipe and it was a big crowd pleaser...
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Huitlacoche (Corn Mushroom) Quesadilla - V&V Supremo Foods, Inc.

Prepare to enter the world of true Mexican flavors. Huitlacoche is a form of mushroom that grows on the corn cob. This corn truffle is considered to be a...
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Huitlacoche Quesadilla | Mexican Gastronomy

In this recipe huitlacoche, corn, epazote, onion and more ingredients will be added to the quesadillas that you will not like you will Adore them. Come to Cook...
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Mushroom and Huitlacoche Sopes with Salsa Verde Recipe | James Beard Foundation

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Deliciously smutty huitlacoche quesadillas

While in Xochimilco a few weekends ago, I picked up some fresh huitlacoche from a stand outside the market. Huitlacoche means “corn smut” in English (ha!), and it’s a fungus that …...
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Huitlacoche Tacos

Huitlacoche, a fungus that grows on corn, is considered a delicacy in Mexico and is typically used as a filling for quesadillas, soups and tacos. Its earthy, mushroom-like flavor paired with the spicy heat of poblano chiles makes it a deliciously rich...
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Huitlacoche quesadillas – Cooking in Mexico

Huitlacoche, the wonderful corn fungus of Mexico, has made its appearance in the supermercados. At 166 pesos a kilo, it isn’t cheap, but it is worth every peso, and compared to the price of t…...
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Huitlacoche or Corn Mushroom

Learn about the corn fungus ingredient, huitlacoche. Huitlacoche dates back to the Aztecs who enjoyed the corn fungus as part of their diet...

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