Corn is a common crop in rural areas and is grown by almost every family. My mom has planted corn every year since Xiao Wu knew how to grow it. At that time, she planted several rows of corn at the edge of the vegetable garden and sweet potato field. As a child, I remember my mom planting less corn. At that time she also grew corn that she could keep for herself. At that time the corn was mostly eaten fresh by itself. When the corn's beard was black, they would break the corn back up, put it in a big iron pot, put some water on the wood stove and start steaming it. When it was cooked, they each took one and ate it. Sometimes it was too steamed. The next morning when they went to school, they took one or two with them to eat as they walked.

Black corn on the corn tree, don't throw it away if you see it, it's a natural black truffle with a high value

The young corn is steamed and eaten, the old corn is not good. Is there a way to burn firewood at home? The big firewood ash in the stove, make a slightly older corn, do not remove the skin, directly into the firewood ash simmering. Corn simmered this way is very flavorful. There are times when it simmers in the dark and you can't care less. Bring it over and chew it, and eat it black in your mouth, like a big fancy cat.

Some corn does not grow well, and there are not many kernels, but it is still tender, called corn sprouts, which can be used to fry meat. Sweet and crispy. Very tasty.

After the summer solstice passes, the corn becomes smallpox and the beard is black, and the corn is soon ready to be eaten. In Guangxi, corn has already been eaten. Xiaowu's hometown, Xinhua, Hunan province, is about a month late.

People who have planted corn should have seen it. Some people have planted corn in their fields. When you peel the corn, good boy, there are black things on the corn kernels. Whenever Xiao Wu sees this kind of corn and meets his parents, he throws away this kind of corn kernel. Don't want it. Later Xiao Wu realized that the black stuff on this kind of corn is natural black truffle, but it's good stuff, and it's very expensive in the market and rare. It's just that Xiao Wu's parents didn't understand its value and threw it away as scrap. It's such a shame to think about it now.

What is this natural black truffle? What is the value? Xiaowu Can give everyone science, do not know friends can go to learn.

The black stuff that grows on the corn cob is actually a fungus called corn black tassel disease, which also has a nice name - corn black tassel disease. This fungus invades corn kernels, causing them to distort and swell. Early on, it has a white, membranous shell. It is formed mainly from corn and other tissues, sometimes purple or yellow-green, and gradually deepens in color until it is gray, preferably breaking up to reveal a powdery black substance, which is their seed, the winter spore.

This corn black powder fungus can be eaten in the early stage, the flavor is good. It is sweet when eaten raw. If eaten, the flavor is even better. And it is rich in nutrition, containing glutamic acid, alanine, lysine, methionine, histidine and other 16 kinds of amino acids. , as well as protein, fructose, a variety of vitamins, pinoic acid and so on.

At the same time, the corn black powder fungus has certain medicinal value, has the benefit of qi and yin, tonic detoxification, qi and tranquility and other efficacy. Foreigners also called "natural black truffle" or "corn mushrooms". It is said to be a mushroom grown from corn. A catty of corn black powder can be sold to about 50 yuan, in the food is also widely used.

So some insightful farmers in rural areas see this corn black cob mushroom growing on corn trees and carefully pick it home, fry it on a plate and eat it with a small drink, really easy. But even in rural areas, this corn black cob fungus is rare. Although it's expensive, many won't sell it and can eat it themselves. So the money is not always there.