Huitlacoche: distribución y estrategias para su consumo gastronómico, el caso de Quintana Roo

The ongoing research is based on an edible fungus that comes from corn, known as huitlacoche which, due to its meaning in Nahuatl, means "sleeping excrement", although it has also been known as corn smut, Aztec caviar, among others. The objective of this research is to publicize and make known about the origin of this fungus, as well as to know about its high or low consumption in the gastronomic field, which due to its somewhat unpleasant appearance and its deformities has been a food somewhat rejected by many people but despite that, currently it is a food which has been proven to have many nutrients that promote health and has been exported to other countries such as Europe, the United States, Asia, where it is handled by renowned chefs, putting it to great use in excellent and exquisite recipes. Its consumption and distribution in the state of Quintana Roo are investigated, as well as the use that they give to this fungus. As a result of this investigation, it was obtained that this edible mushroom in the state of Quintana Roo is very little known and its consumption occurs due to the arrival of people who migrate from other states where they do consume huitlacoche, and that is how their arrival here arrives. In this beautiful state, this type of mushroom can be found in certain restaurants found in some of the cities of this state, as well as in small inns.