Jo’s Place – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
By their fruits ye shall know them. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? -Matthew 7:16 As Americans are often prone to judge fruit by the pleasingness of its appearance, the fragrance of its bouquet and the sweetness of its flavor, huitlacoche may not stand a chance. A fungus which forms on the ears of corns, huitlacoche resembles a malignant tumor with postulous black secretions Worse, its name translates from Nahuatl, the ancient language of the Aztecs, to raven shi…er, excrement. In more pleasant company it’s called corn smut. As if that isn’t bad enough, it’s created from a disease formed by a pathogenic plant fungus. Is it any wonder persnickety Americans have been…