“Corn is a seed derived from the flower/ovary of the corn plant,” he says, “so is technically a fruit.” More specifically, corn is a caryopsis, which is a type of fruit in which the seed coat is tightly fused with the pericarp (that’s the fleshy bit, like the part of Read more…
Baby corn, cornlets or young corn are a cereal that comes from corn that is harvested early. Baby corns are consumed along with their cobs and are eaten either raw or cooked. Because the cob of baby corn is very soft, the raw kernels are not separated from the cob Read more…
White corn has a sweet, delicate flavor well-suited for fresh and cooked preparations, including roasting, sautéing, steaming, boiling, and grilling. The kernels can be removed from the cob and tossed into salads, pureed into dips, or stirred into pasta. Can white corn be sweet? Our supersweet white corn is sweeter Read more…
There are a couple of ways to remove corn from a cob. A kernel stripper or knife for fresh corn and the act is called cutting or stripping. For dried corn, the process is known as shelling. What is the corn peel called? Pericarp. The pericarp is the outer covering Read more…
‘Pencil Cob’ is a very flavorful roasting ear corn variety, or picked in its early milk stage at about 75 days, it is used for frying or creaming. Since most field corn varieties have low sugar content, try adding a little sugar when creaming. ‘Pencil Cob’ is also useful as Read more…
2 cups. Four medium ears of corn will yield about 2 cups, the equivalent of a 10-ounce package of frozen corn. How many cups is a cob of corn? While the yield of the corn kernels will obviously vary by the size of the cob, a good rule of thumb Read more…
Sweet corn has a higher sugar content than cow corn and is picked while immature before the sugar has a chance to turn into starch. Fresh, sweet corn is juicy. The juice, or “milk,” is how you get the creaminess of creamed corn. Is sweet corn and corn on the Read more…
The recommended number of maize plants per hectare varies from 36,000 to 60,000, depending on the environmental yield potential and hybrid. High plant populations are appropriate for early-planted crops under high rainfall or irrigated conditions where management is of a good standard. How many maize cobs make a kg? NB; Read more…
Corn on the cob is a culinary term for a cooked ear of sweet corn (maize) eaten directly off the cob. The ear is picked while the endosperm is in the “milk stage” so that the kernels are still tender. Why do Americans call sweetcorn corn? “Corn” is a generic Read more…
You want the corn husk to be bright green, wrapped tightly against the corn and slightly damp. These are the freshest cobs! Don’t choose any husks that are starting to yellow or feel dry. You’ll want to check the husk for small brown holes, which mean insects and should be Read more…