Smuts or Galls of Ustilago Maydis are considered a delicacy and are known in Mexico as "Huitlacoche” and in the U.S.A. as "maize mushroom”, "Mexican truffles” or "caviar azteca”
It is also called Ustilago Maydi and also known as corn smut, Galls of Ustilago Maydis, Ustilago Maydis, maize mushroom, Mexican truffle, Mexican caviar, Caviar azteca or
Huitlacoche or Cuitlacoche in Mexico