Using a can opener to open a can with a pull tab. GENIUS

Corn smut is a particularly degenerate variety of food porn.

Interesting fact about cuitlacoche: while normal mais misses some essential amino acids meaning you cant live of only it, the fungus on cuitlacoche actually makes it so the mais contains every essential amino acid. Therefore, this could be your sole source of protein, unlike mais. Source: im a bioscience engineering student who watches a lot of food documentaries

I never thought that I would come home after a long day, scroll through my KZfaq feed, and be genuinely excited about seeing a new video of a grown man reviewing canned corn fungus. Thanks for 128 awesome videos of Weird Stuff in a Can.

I'm from México, we do eat huitlacoche but I've never seen it canned, is Indeed weird.

"Corn Smut" *heavy breathing in Hoosier*

Corn Smut. Think I saw them open for the Misfits once.

Like many others, I found you from scam baiting but stayed for your diverse knowledge and fun channel! So excited to see you grow.

It's called Mexican truffle and is secretly used in high end restaurants as an ingredient to enhance the flavor usually as an extract or paste, it has a pretty high umami rating. It's also a probiotic. Never seen it canned which is a plus on weirdness scale for me.

I want you to have 10 million subs so that you never have to do anything except whatever the hell you'd like. Forever. That being said, I do feel like your channel is a super-cool-mid-level -secret. I'm torn.

I’m a little embarrassed to admit that when you first did a close-up of the corn, I actually leaned into my phone as if I could smell it. What the heck, how many brain cells have i lost to insomnia lately?

As a Mexican I can tell you that huitlacoche on season is fairly cheap and you can eat it as a side dish or as a main course usually is cooked with fresh corn garlic onion and green Chile and served on a tortilla with a soft cheese such as fresh mozzarella we use a variety called Oaxaca that it's saltier than mozzarella. It is delicious and savory

'Infected corn kernels.' I had to rewind to make sure I heard that right.

if vegetables could feel pain, that disease would be horrifying

Nothing like a smutty video to start the day.

Also sometimes called porn on the cob -- delicious.

"You'll have to excuse me I've never made quesadillas".. *turns out looking better than in a restaurant* 😊

Imagine this: It’s a cold, rainy saturday morning. You do not have any plans for the day so you just lie in your bed watching Atomic Shrimp open weird stuff in a can. You have all the time in the world and life is good.

So I went from watching corny smut to watching corn smut?

We eat that in quesadillas as well as squash flowers, pretty sure you can also find that in a can.

It was me who suggested this. Thank you Mr Shrimp for giving it a go. Mixed feelings now. I thought this would be something that would both look and smell really bad. 1 out of 2 is still something I wouldnt want to pop in my mouth. You have probably done more for sales on this can of smut than any TV advert could ever do. I did like how you used a lot of the content from 'steve dont eat it'. Would like to see 'ralphs potted meat food product' some 'Natto' and maybe some 'Bun dae ki'. Again, total respect to you for trying a can of mould. Interesting thing though is I think you will be buying more as you generally seem to like this over a lot of stuff you have tried

I like my quesadillas how I like my hard drive: full of smut.

In future when making quesadillas, I'd recommend folding the tortillas and filling them in between the folds, should make it a bit easier to keep all the ingredients inside during consumption!

Somehow I've progressed from your fantastic scam baiting videos to watching videos that literally make me gag... Equally brilliant.

Mexican here, that's a pretty good quesadilla, here huitlacoche it's so common that people sometimes just feed it to cows alongside regular corn. It is an amazing ingredient tought, specially fresh. Do you have a P. O. BOX? , I would love to send you some more Mexican (normal here) weird things in a can! That stuff is sold super cheap here.

I discovered your channel about a month ago and have watched and liked everything so far. You are an honest reviewer and I like your attitude. Thank you for the work you do and keed it up 👍👍

I’m always amazed when I see something so ugly, that someone would say, “I’m going to eat that!” Like raw oysters, snails or cactus. However, I’m very thankful for these food explorers as they have given the world many delicious things. Thank you for carrying on that brave tradition!

The tin, when opened, reminded me of a full pub ashtray that has been left out in the beergarden when it has rained. (shudder).

The thing is , infected corn sounds kinda gross , but if you think about it , it's a fungus , which still sounds gross , but we actually eat fungi on a daily basis , mold on cheese is a fungus , all mushrooms are a fungus. So it should not have tasted bad from the start ! It does actually look like mushrooms and shrimp did say that it tasted like them a little too. Just food for thought.

I have to try the corn smut. I’ve always wanted to. Typically here in California quesadillas are made with biggish flour tortillas, and folded over , which makes eating them a lot easier.

That actually looks like a great quesadilla!

In Los Angeles, where i grew up, this wonderful cornblight was a tastey addition to many common Mexican dishes. Back then, i could get it in my lunch truck fare.

I love being unable to predict what you're going to put out next! Fairly recent sub, but I'm really enjoying your varied ventures.

Here in Florida, this is actually very common in Cuban restaurants! Normally used as a side along with guacamole and salsa! Very tasty

Interesting. I'd really like to try that, but I couldn't justify paying that price for a can of sweetcorn - no matter how infected it is.

i sometimes see those on small nearby fields. and after learning that they are edible in early stages (before then insides start turning back and start bursting into a mess of spores), naturally i had to try. low and behold, they taste like baby corn and mild mushrooms in one, and really quite nice. great in a simple, buttery omlette. PS: they remind me of giant puffballs, which a love

Your channel is a diamond in the rough. Your sarcastic, yet serious, tone makes your videos enjoyable no matter the content.

New Mexican here, gotta say, that quesadilla isn't bad! Typically in restaurants here it's flour tortillas and just cheese and sometimes meat. I always use the small corn variety that are common here, but by golly, I have never seen any as large as the ones in this video! If I were you I'd have taken the time to slowly toast the tortillas while the cheese was in there to make it extra melty but your style works just as good :D

That's a brilliant and delicious quesadilla! I love the fact that you aren't afraid of trying new things. Trying new things is like an adventure! You never know what the outcome will be! P.S. Your socks at 6:05 are the coolest!

I really admire your commitment to approaching exotic foods with an open mind. I used to be a bit of a picky eater, until I attended culinary school, and then had the opportunity to travel Asia with a group of friends. I vowed to never turn my nose up at a food, and it's served me well in my life ever since. I had the most delicious glass of fresh soy milk at a street pho vendor in Vietnam, sitting at a tiny table in a child's plastic chair, just because I had the curiosity to inquire.

Only found you channel to day and I love the mixed variety of content bravo

I quite like huitlacoche. Great as a taco filling. Tastes like mushrooms to me... Easy to find in the Midwest US but only in Mexican stores or large groceries with specialty sections.

“La Costena” is the same brand as some canned Whole Black Beans , Refried Pinto Beans and Chipotle Sauce that we can buy at supermarkets here in Australia. I’ve tried the refried black beans in a recipe, and they were fine.

This vid would have interested my Dad. Many years ago he was a technical illustrator for a UK research facility that studied pests and diseases in plants, flowers, fruit and vegetables. He worked with Chesswood Mushrooms illustrating diseases in fungi for much of their original research and thesis work when the company first started. I’ve still got some copies of some of his illustrations from the 1970’s.

I love the unique direction you’re taking with this channel

Huitlacoche does not come from that horrible tasting yellow sweet corn, it comes from the white neutral flavored corn that we use to make tortillas. As you say, is flavorful despite the appearance and when it's fresh is awesome Fun fact: we often call that kind of 2 tortilla quesadilla a "gringa" because that's how gringos cook them, we do them by adding cheese and then folding it like what gringos call a "soft taco", the idea is that you should put enough cheese to seal the thing or at least ensnare the ingredients so it doesnt become a mess when you bite it; this is easy with cheese from Oaxaca, which is kind of made of cheese fibers... despite of what oaxaquenians, their cheese say it's just a variation of mozzarella, so, you can use fresh mozzarella as substitute

It looks a bit like a can of cooked and marinated mushrooms really. :-)

I like the progression on your channel. It's a great story. You conquer baby eels, weird seemingly radioactive jelly things, drinks with blobs in them, Corn Smut, stuffed stomachs, pig brains...

Very interesting find! Thx for educating me on this food!

As a Hispanic from Texas I approve your attempt at making a quesadilla! It actually looked really good!

So happy to see that all the views left a like.

Am not a Roman, was once a countryman and have aspirations of friendliness, but my ears were yours temporarily. Hope to get them back without bacterial infection.

Love that little pun you added in that letter board, im always amazed at the person who thought putting mold on things makes it taste better. what a brave lad

5:24am this is how exactly how I want to start my day. CORN SMUT!!

This looks actually kind of delicious.

I am educated now!! ... well done finding this!! :-). We Continue to love the tablecloth!!

You just solved a childhood mystery I've wondered about for nearly 20 years. My great uncle passed away and when we went to clear out his belongings, he had about 10 cans of this stuff in his pantry that was then transferred to ours. The thing was, none of us spoke or read Spanish, so no one knew these cans had in them. Still, we were unwilling to throw away good food, so these ridiculous cans just sat in our pantry for a decade until they finally went into the trash bin. Finally the mystery is solved. Thank you.

1919: Corn smut 2019: Corn porn

I found a huitlacoche flavored sugar drink in a Mexican grocery store once. It was pretty odd, it had a earthy flavor, but mainly tasted of violet, I think. At least, that's what I assume violets taste like, my only experience with them is the purple violet flavored Chiclets.

This review has made me extremely happy! I'm glad you've liked it. Huitlacoche with Oaxaca cheese (queso de hebra/Oaxaca-stringy cheese) is phenomenal. Perhaps you could challenge yourself by making tortillas by hand. You can make quesadillas as basic as you wish, and you've done a fine job in your video!

So cheered to hear there are well over a hundred of these videos

These quesadillas look better than in most high tier restaurants.

You’re like the dad I never had

Absolutely delicious!!! I love it fresh but tinned is good as well. Great for tacos!

I have always wanted to try this, It looks SO good.

I went to work miffed and sad, came out of work happy, got back home, more sad stuff, and thank god for this video Also, edit, nice quesodilla cronch

It was nice looking quesadilla plate, you can cook for us anytime :)

I love this series!!

Sweet, I love huitlacoche, and I’ve had it a few times at a taco shop, but I’ve never thought to buy it in a can. Good to know it’s available. Thanks for the video.

I hope this doesn't spur you into foraging for ergotic rye:)

"hard to find corn tortillas" We have a whole isle with literally dozens of different kinds of taco and tortilla shells.

Quesadillas are as America as curry is British. It's so bizarre to me that it's hard to find tortillas for you. They're sold in every grocery store in the US, like 50 different brands. And huitlacoche is sold in most groceries near me, just in the "Spanish" isle. Some times of the year, you can get it fresh too, just whole ears with most of the corn infected. I love it. Also, you should have put the "innards" on half the tortilla, and folded it. Thats how you're supposed to make them so there's no mess. I'm glad you like the huitlacoche. I told you it was good.

My grandma loves this thing, she both buys it fresh and often has a huitlacoche and cheese quesadilla from the street market (tianguis) every week for breakfast. Huitlacoche is somewhat common in central Mexico but I've never seen them in a can. Another mexican canned food that you may want to try is "chongos zamoranos", they're basically sweetened milk curds.

I swear I saw the legs on some of them wriggling

3:05 - "Corn fungus just don't cut" is Loverboy's followup single to "Pig and elephant DNA just don't splice". 3:10 - Why do people like to eat slimy things? 🤨 🤢 4:09 - The flavor might be okay, but the texture looks horrible. 😕

The way I make quesadillas is like this: - Slice some peppers (I like snack peppers mostly) along with onions (can use garlic as well). - Slice/dice some chicken breast into very small pieces. I then fry the greens - Starting with the peppers, since I don't like them crunchy then I'll add the onions after 7-10 minutes (My stove is shitty, I use a lot of greens and usually use semi-low heat - Your gas stove should be a lot quicker ^.^). I season them pretty lightly with both pepper and salt. Then I add the chicken and while they're cooking I'll season them lightly as well - If you want to use garlic, I'd add that close to the end of this process. - After that I simply grab a packet of Fajita seasoning mix and add a tiny bit of water and we're nearly good to go :D A tortilla on the pan, flip it a few times while waiting for air pockets to form - Take it away and prepare a new one - Once the first air pocket shows, I'll add the meat and veggies and sprinkle cheese on top before closing it with another tortilla. Another way of doing it, which I kinda prefer, is to only use one tortilla and only fill half of it then flipping the other part on top (to make sort of a crescent or whatever you'd call it). Condiments, or further filling could be: Add something like sour cream, guacamole or perhaps some salsa before adding the meat/veggie mix and cheese. I usually do sour cream and top everything off with some homemade chili sauce ❤ E) And after watching further, after the _''If you want to tell me I'm not doing something right''_ part I can definitely say: Less is more, when filling your quesadillas :)

Love this review!! I'm gonna look out for it now! Fungi are awesome :)

Love your socks ;)))

well i thought smut was the shite you shouldn't read in public... you learn something new every day lol still waiting for the day i get a notification saying "weird stuff in a can with ashens" or something like that

I love that you filmed while wearing blue-striped socks. That quesadilla looks decent and yummy 😊

Hi Mike, not a bad first attempt at making quesadillas! Mexican food is my specialty - when I make quesadillas I tend to press them down at the edges to make a kind of calzone, doing this provides a crust where you can hold and eat without as much mess, the compromise is slightly less filling though. Might try and find some of this to try!

Will you ever try surströmming or has it been done too much on youtube?

As a Mexican I can say it’s very tasty lol

Hmmm. You’re a brave man. Not sure I would have had enough nerve to try it, but I would now. Good video!

Loving your diverse content Mike. Every video a gem. I subscribed for scambaiting but live your food and foraging stuff. Not to mention tech reviews

This is not normal where I live.

Lol, you brits need to relax and enjoy your food... greetings from Mexico ;)

Very interesting I have never seen or had this. I will have to look for it and try it.

Flippin love your videos man :) keep it up atom :)

That looks really good🤤 , where can I source the ingredients?

I’ve never heard of such a thing, and now I’m gonna have find it. I think my wife now hates you as a result.

The sounds of you digging through that can is reminiscent of, dare I say, one of those ‘naughty’ videos! Corn Smut it surely is! Lol! But seriously, I love your content! So much diversity!

Yes, BTW; in Austin, it is normal, in some neighborhoods. I can get it, and have been offered it, and have it fresh (ear of corn with smut is in freezer, now. Perhaps I can still make a video of it?)

We eat mushrooms and truffles which are also (parts of) fungi, so why not?

Mmmmm infected mexican food sounds delicious

Two things... Yes, that's quite normal here in the southwest US (I've had it quite a few times growing up in Southern California)...and with quesadillas, you typically will put your cheese and filling on one half of the tortilla and fold it over...much like an omelette.

You keep wowing me with these foods in a can videos. I was jealous that we don’t have hotdogs in jars or cans and now with this item that only one H-E-B grocery store sells. I live in San Antonio were you can’t throw a stick without hitting a Mexican restaurant. Also very expensive to buy online. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

i hope you find a fresh huitlacohe , definitly has better and the real taste,

Looks like a can of mushed bugs. Ugh.

Lmao, you made a way better quesadilla than I would have made 😂😂😂 good job man!