tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458465103162971589.post7266502422115876311..comments2023-05-28T21:17:11.258-05:00Comments on Look What Danny Made!: Project Gastronome, Day 7: HuitlacocheDannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528188612235068004noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458465103162971589.post-63815738010616876912011-08-20T22:40:18.651-05:002011-08-20T22:40:18.651-05:00I can't help wondering what it would taste lik...I can't help wondering what it would taste like professionally prepared, instead of just dumped out of a can and cooked into a homemade quesadilla. That's an interesting question. The huitlacoche itself has a pretty strong, pungent flavor, so you'd need something bold to combine well with it. Thanks for your note!Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528188612235068004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458465103162971589.post-18532950436841795622011-08-20T21:36:33.569-05:002011-08-20T21:36:33.569-05:00Thanks Danny - first tried huitlacoche in Cabo San...Thanks Danny - first tried huitlacoche in Cabo San Lucas in January at the excellent Hacienda el Coyote - fantastic stuff! So tonight we are trying it ourselves stuffed in free range chicken breasts. Only question is what wine matches it? Cheers - the Wine BarbarianBill Tielemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304971610140279157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458465103162971589.post-7440146105009447452011-05-13T22:03:21.710-05:002011-05-13T22:03:21.710-05:00I feel like the good news is now that I've exp...I feel like the good news is now that I've experienced a staph infection and huitlacoche, there probably won't be too many other circumstances in my life where I'll need to use that list of words. I'll try to give you a heads up if they ever come up again.Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528188612235068004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458465103162971589.post-84515611711774045462011-05-13T17:22:18.740-05:002011-05-13T17:22:18.740-05:00jessica and john's running commentary brings m...jessica and john's running commentary brings me joy.<br /><br />now...<br />1) you said corn smut.<br />2) didn't i ask you to never repeat the words "blackened, swollen, and filled with disease"? i feel like you need to listen to your readership.*<br />3) i would like to add "violently erupted" and "forcefully explode into jets of fungal infection" to that list.*<br /><br />*i concede defeat if you need these phrases for shock value in the future. although, i refuse to condone it.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859010006216126347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458465103162971589.post-82792360027514323512011-04-19T15:52:22.758-05:002011-04-19T15:52:22.758-05:00Will - simply genius.Will - simply genius.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458465103162971589.post-79026493931046664492011-04-17T21:32:35.962-05:002011-04-17T21:32:35.962-05:00Actually, the sound it makes is, "Damnit! Th...Actually, the sound it makes is, "Damnit! That's disgusting." Or that's what I heard when I hit John's coworker with it. He's kind of whiny, and I got to hear about how I ruined his shirt and got it in his ear. Needless to say, I thought it was hilarious. --jess (and now here's John for the ag report)<br /><br />No its not really contagious. There is nothing you can do about it. It is more of a secondary infection from a previous wound like from a hail storm. Most of the time it isn't a problem. If you see it is forming throughout a field a farmer might decide to cut it early for ensalage to feed to cattle.<br />Food grade corn is different. Quality standards are much higher and smaller amounts can cause the crop to be rejected. Either way it turns into cow food if there is to much. You can loose money on it but there are much worse fungus.<br /> The sound of it hitting anything is alot like mudd. SPLORT could be a very good adjective to describe it. About the guy jessica mentioned above. She did hit him square in the chest from the back of a 4 wheeler doing at least 20 and he was coming head on from the other direction. The smut she chucked was an entire ear of corn and it was about the size of a football. It exploded on contact. An epic shot in my book. Most people would whine a little. johnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458465103162971589.post-61977803807755739572011-04-13T22:22:24.776-05:002011-04-13T22:22:24.776-05:00This is where knowing guys who work in ag comes in...This is where knowing guys who work in ag comes in handy. Do you have to do anything to control it once it appears in your field? I mean, is it highly contagious to the plants around it, or will a little bit here and there not hurt things much?<br /><br />I like to imagine that if you threw it at somebody, the sound it would make when it hit them is "SPLORT."Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528188612235068004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458465103162971589.post-38439439477627696632011-04-13T15:12:50.288-05:002011-04-13T15:12:50.288-05:00Danny, the corn smut you just ate can also be foun...Danny, the corn smut you just ate can also be found in Texas in any corn field. You can find it if you walk around long enough. It is worse in corn that gets hailed on. It starts off light green and doesn't look gross at all. I have eaten it at this stage just to see what it was all about. Tastes like corn. I wouldn't touch it after it matures and produces spores. We used to throw it at each other for fun. Nothing like a good old fashion smut fight. I even got Jessica in on it a few times. She has pretty good aim with a giant chunk of smut. Even from the back of a moving four wheeler, she has hit someone square in the chest. <br /><br />Put us in the pot for a spot on the final day and maybe we can have our own smut fight with the leftovers. JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458465103162971589.post-61314874343554872442011-04-13T13:01:17.965-05:002011-04-13T13:01:17.965-05:00I actually really love the idea of "huitlacoc...I actually really love the idea of "huitlacoche" as an all-purpose swear word. It's almost as good as, if not better than, "Oh Kelly Clarkson!"Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528188612235068004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458465103162971589.post-40153914378943306512011-04-13T11:24:48.592-05:002011-04-13T11:24:48.592-05:00i have a divot in my calf from when that brown rec...i have a divot in my calf from when that brown recluse bit me in high school (i was in high school, not him). it swelled up to the size of my thigh. and these days i show it off at parties. next time someone sticks their finger in it, i'm going to feign agony and shout "huitlacoche! make it stop."Will Meekinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06398390797602774245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458465103162971589.post-47897553841909979602011-04-13T09:01:29.227-05:002011-04-13T09:01:29.227-05:00Yet again, the Dutchman is more Mexican than me......Yet again, the Dutchman is more Mexican than me...I should probably just turn in my Mexican card ;)Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636443882655201285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458465103162971589.post-83795996521533222562011-04-13T04:36:12.072-05:002011-04-13T04:36:12.072-05:00Your kids have the same reaction I do:
Yeah, that...Your kids have the same reaction I do: <br />Yeah, that's not going in my mouth.<br />I've seen this in my local Walmart in the "Hispanic" food aisle (hate that phrase) and thought: man, my ancestors must have had hard times back in the days if this became a staple!<br />:)Andrea G.noreply@blogger.com