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| | APSnet Education Center | K-12 Plant Path-Ways | June 2006 News and Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) |
 | | The taste has been described by different people as being mushroom-like, sweet, savory, woody, earthy, smoky corn-like, or inky. |
 | | Not all these descriptions sound appealing, but corn smut does have high levels of the flavor compounds, sotolon and vanillin, with high levels of glucose. |
 | | In the US, many epicureans have encouraged people to try corn smut, and it can be found on the menus of many trendy restaurants where it is often called Mexican truffle, maize mushroom, caviar Azteca, or Mexican caviar. |
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