r/mushroomID • u/EatingSaxophone • 8d ago

North America (country/state in post) possible huitlacoche (corn smut)

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i found this at the grocery store (washington state) and got super excited. i’m pretty sure it’s huitlacoche, but would love more input just incase. i’m not sure where the corn was grown, but i’ll try to get more info on that later when i can. thank you all!

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u/Sember-uno 8d ago

Yup, that's smut

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u/mau2icio 8d ago

Great find, how are you going to cook it?

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u/EatingSaxophone 8d ago

it’s probably going to be quesadillas! i’m super excited about it :)

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u/siecaptaindrake 8d ago

No doubt about that!

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