Comment on Alright you fucking degenerates. It's time to get your edumacation on about corn smut.
Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 4 days ago
I love fungi and I’m usually an adventurous eater but something about this image really rubs me the wrong way. Cool facts though. I’m glad it exists, just not sure I’d try it.
wjrii@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I think there’s something about the parasitic nature of it, taking over an otherwise healthy ear of corn. We tend to think of our edible fungi as growing out of the dirt like a plant, or a fallen tree, or at worst sort of calmy sitting on top of whatever it is using for its own food. THe fact that this has invaded kernels makes them very bad corn kernels and triggers something instinctive. Corn smut is one of those “the first person to try this was in a bad spot” kind of foods.
Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 3 days ago
Yes that’s exactly it. At the end of the day it’s pathologically deformed corn. It feels a little like the thought of eating cancerous tissue even though it’s not quite the same. I do enjoy similarly treated food items like blue cheese though so it’s probably just a matter of getting used to it.