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Published 2007
Long before the disruptive arrival of Cortes in 1519, Aztecs and other indigenous peoples dealt creatively with the limited larder of pre–Hispanic Mexico. The insects and the pond scum that rounded out their diet are curiosities now, but huitlacoche, * aka corn smut, is a treasured delicacy throughout the world.
Well, not everywhere. Although this black fungus colonizes ears of corn as far away from the Valley of Mexico as Iowa, American