• Home
  • Portfolio
  • Resume
  • Events
  • Services
  • Women's Circles
  • Shop Prints
  • Contact
  • Storytelling
  Inspire

Huitlacoche (wee-tlah-KOH-cheh)

8/22/2020

0 Comments

 
Picture
A gift this week from Mother Earth... Huitlacohe, Corn Smut, fungus Ustilago maydis... has enchanted our garden corn.  Huitlacoche first caught my eye many moons ago when a friend who recently moved to South America shared of this rare find in their new garden. She mentioned the delicacy and rarity of this anomaly. I remember seeing the photo and thinking, she is so brave, I would not eat that!

Fast forward several months to now, during my garden walk. Imagine my surprise, when I see this very same anomaly growing amongst the corn! It feels in my heart like a blessing and a gift. So, being a curious human, I begin several google searches to learn more about this new to me being. I remember a teaching from my acupuncturist regarding plants that show up in your garden and how they are often volunteers to heal you. The ancient Aztecs also believed in the mystical effects of this spore.

The call on my heart to cook this being up with much gratitude and appreciation won over my fear of something new... and rather black...  it was DELISH!!

Picture
Picture
Corn smut cooked w/butter, salt & eggs - served w/tomatoes & green onions on corn tortillas. (left)  Garden tomatoes & pea seeds (right)
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Victoria Williams Steen, another human, here for a blink, sharing experiences, stories and teachings.

    Archives

    August 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    January 2022
    November 2021
    August 2021
    February 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • Portfolio
  • Resume
  • Events
  • Services
  • Women's Circles
  • Shop Prints
  • Contact
  • Storytelling