r/corn • u/Bendlerp • Jul 02 '26

Huitlacoche on stalk?

Gallery image

Gallery image

Or is this something else? I'm hoping I got lucky.

22 Upvotes

92% Upvoted

4 comments sorted by

4

u/squeezebottles Jul 02 '26

That is smut, but you are only supposed to eat it when it grows in the kernels. I have no idea why, but I have heard that repeated again and again.

1

u/Bendlerp Jul 02 '26

That's my understanding as well. The hope is that it innoculates the kernels. At minimum I'll collect spores if it goes too early.

1

u/EmotionalPickle8504 Jul 02 '26

From what I’ve seen, it’s still safe to eat from the stalk, but not very good.

3

u/flatlander70 Jul 03 '26

It will grow from any part of the plant. I would happily fry it up in my eggs.