Corn is a common crop in rural areas, and almost every family grows it. My mother has planted corn every year since Xiao Wu was sensible. At that time, she planted several rows of corn beside the vegetable garden and sweet potato field. When I was a child, I remember that my mother planted less corn. At that time, she also planted corn, so she could keep it for herself. At that time, most of the corn was eaten by myself, and fresh corn was also eaten. When the beard of corn is black, they will break it back, put a big iron pot, put some water on the firewood stove and start steaming. When cooked, everyone takes one to eat. Sometimes it's too steaming. When they went to school the next morning, they took one or two to eat while walking.

Black corn on the corn tree, don't throw it away when you see it. It is a natural black truffle with high value.

Young corn is steamed and eaten, but old corn is not delicious. Is there a way to burn firewood at home? Make a slightly older corn from the big wood ash in the stove chamber, and simmer it directly in the wood ash without peeling. The corn cooked in this way smells delicious. Sometimes, brewing in the dark is not that important. Take it and chew it, until it turns black in your mouth, just like a big cat.

Some corn is not growing well, and there are not many corn grains, but it is still very tender. It's called corn sprout, which can be used to stir-fry meat. Sweet and crisp. Very delicious.

After the summer solstice, the corn turned into smallpox, the beard turned black, and the corn could be eaten soon. In Guangxi, corn was eaten. Xiao Wu's hometown, Xinhua, Hunan, was about a month late.

Everyone who has planted corn should have seen it. Some people grow corn in the fields. When peeling corn, good boy, there is something black on the corn kernels. Whenever Xiao Wu sees this kind of corn, he will throw it away when he sees his parents. I won't. Later, Xiao Wu learned that the black stuff on this corn is natural black truffle, but it is a good thing, and the market price is very expensive and rare. It's just that Xiao Wu's parents don't understand its value and throw it away as waste. It's a pity to think about it now

What is this natural black truffle? What's the value? Xiao Wu can give you a popular science lesson, and friends who don't know can learn it.

The black thing that grows on the corn cob is actually a fungus called head smut of corn, and it also has a nice name-head smut of corn. This fungus invades corn grains, causing them to deform and swell. In the early days, its shell was a white film. It is mainly formed by corn and other tissues, sometimes purple or yellow-green, and the color gradually deepens until it is gray. It's best to break it and expose the powdery black substance, which is their seed-winter spores.

This kind of corn smut fungus can be eaten in the early stage and tastes good. Raw food is sweet. If eaten, it tastes better. Moreover, it is rich in nutrition, containing glutamic acid, alanine, lysine, methionine, histidine and other 16 amino acids. And protein, fructose, multivitamins, Pi Nuo acid, etc.

At the same time, the smut fungus of corn has certain medicinal value, and has the effects of benefiting qi and nourishing yin, tonifying middle energizer and detoxifying, benefiting qi and calming the nerves. Foreigners also call it "natural black truffle" or "corn mushroom". Said it was a mushroom grown from corn. A kilo of corn flour can be sold around 50 yuan, and it is also widely used in food.

Therefore, some knowledgeable farmers in rural areas will carefully pick out the smut fungus growing on this corn tree, fry it on a plate and dip it in some wine to eat. It is really simple. But even in rural areas, the number of this kind of corn head smut is very small. Although it's expensive, many of it won't be sold, so you can eat it yourself. Therefore, money may not be available.