All right, I'm only going to say this once. Then I will leave you to suffer the deprivations of your own squeamishness.
On my LJ friends list today, there has been a great deal of snickering about this silly and misguided site. "Ew, it's a fungus! Ew, it's a disease! Ew, Paw, look what them goofy goor-mays eat!" Ignore all that and listen to me: Huitlacoche is a delicious food. It has a delicate, nutty flavor, like a cross between sweet corn and a really good wild mushroom. It is also reportedly a very satisfying source of protein for those who don't eat meat. However, you do not just dump it out of a can and chow down. If you are interested in trying it for real (not just to make fun of it because it's, you know, gross and stuff), track down a fresh source or order it at a restaurant where the chef knows what to do with it. And if you're going to keep insisting that it's disgusting because it's an invasive fungus, I'd be very curious to know precisely what you think cheese is.
[Note: This is food pissiness, not personal pissiness. I hope none of you thinks I am actually offended by what you choose to eat or not to eat. I just hate to see squeamishness get in the way of anyone's enjoyment of a genuinely delicious ingredient.]
On my LJ friends list today, there has been a great deal of snickering about this silly and misguided site. "Ew, it's a fungus! Ew, it's a disease! Ew, Paw, look what them goofy goor-mays eat!" Ignore all that and listen to me: Huitlacoche is a delicious food. It has a delicate, nutty flavor, like a cross between sweet corn and a really good wild mushroom. It is also reportedly a very satisfying source of protein for those who don't eat meat. However, you do not just dump it out of a can and chow down. If you are interested in trying it for real (not just to make fun of it because it's, you know, gross and stuff), track down a fresh source or order it at a restaurant where the chef knows what to do with it. And if you're going to keep insisting that it's disgusting because it's an invasive fungus, I'd be very curious to know precisely what you think cheese is.
[Note: This is food pissiness, not personal pissiness. I hope none of you thinks I am actually offended by what you choose to eat or not to eat. I just hate to see squeamishness get in the way of anyone's enjoyment of a genuinely delicious ingredient.]
