An curved arrow pointing right. Huitlacoche, also known as the "Mexican truffle," is an edible fungus that forms on undeveloped corn ears and sells for as much as $40 a pound. Discovered by the ...

huitlacoche — a misunderstood corn fungus that's overlooked in the U.S., but considered a delicacy in parts of Mexico. Why it ...

These toxins are a result of the aspergillus fungus ... corn kernels and cracked corn marketed for feeding wildlife, it is not monitored as closely as feed sold for livestock.