How do you eat your corn?

Stitchawl · 10-03-2011, 09:32 PM

On the cob? Niblets? Creamed? Fried?

Left to right/right to left like a typewriter, or around in circles around the cob?

Orderly or jumping all over the cob?

Steamed, boiled, or grilled, etc.?

Toppings: butter and salt? Soy sauce?

I used to be a fan of quick-boiled cobs, or steamed (when having a clambake) but I've since switched to grilling my corn cobs on top of the stove using a cheap Japanese grill (about $5-$6) This is very popular in Japan as street vendor food at festivals, but while the Japanese dip theirs in Soy sauce, I prefer butter and salt.

I also slow-cook corn niblets in butter, until they turn golden brown, and serve with grilled chicken. (Don't try to rush this cooking or the kernnels will begin bursting and splatter the kitchen! Should take about 10-15 minutes to reach the right color!)

How about you?

Stitchawl

kindlekitten · 10-03-2011, 09:44 PM

typewriter style for fresh. I lOVE grilled corn but haven't mastered the technique ;o(. when cooked off the cob, just boiled, I figure it is a masterpiece on its own ;o)

crich70 · 10-03-2011, 09:47 PM

Either from the can or the cob. With the cob I find myself using the fork method more than I used to due to occasional problems keeping my dentures in place. Of course the last corn on cob I had was a bit tough so it might have been older too. So it's a case by case basis.

montsnmags · 10-04-2011, 12:14 AM

I like just a steamed, boiled, grilled cob, a small tab of butter, alongside a nice thick bit of good steak, but my favourite way is either as corn fritters (preferably with half the corn kernels kept "loose" in the fritter), or in crab meet and sweet corn soup.

Cheers,
Marc

Phogg · 10-04-2011, 12:25 AM

With chicken, of course.

beppe · 10-04-2011, 01:51 AM

On the cob, steamed in MW, butter and salt, with the picks. LD adores it.

Sweetpea · 10-04-2011, 02:00 AM

Corn is only eaten by cows...

amward · 10-04-2011, 02:13 AM

Steamed, not in the MW, on the stove top, with butter, pepper and salt. Or done on the barbie without shucking until after it's cooked.

Stitchawl · 10-04-2011, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montsnmags

corn fritters (preferably with half the corn kernels kept "loose" in the fritter), or in crab meet and sweet corn soup.

These both sound like winners! Especially with the cooler weather coming on!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Corn is only eaten by cows...

Moooooo!

Stitchawl

beppe · 10-04-2011, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Corn is only eaten by cows...

Of course. They do not have dentures, or maybe they do not need dentures because they eat corn. I read somewhere that Mexicans have very nice teeth because they eat a lot of it.

We are talking of sweet corn.

Spoiler:

beppe · 10-04-2011, 02:42 AM

Oh I forgot. I eat them by circles, LD typewriter. Wife circles.

Sweetpea · 10-04-2011, 02:57 AM

Sweetcorn isn't really eaten here. Unless it's in the form of popcorn... All corn that is grown here, is cow feed!

I think I ate it twice now (not counting the ones I ate when I lived in NM). both times they came from the BBQ.

Stitchawl · 10-04-2011, 03:25 AM

I make a bowl of popcorn almost every night. I buy an "Orville Reddenbacher's 8lb jug" about every two months. Still, just salt and occasionally butter.

Without the butter it's very low calorie and a healthy snack!

Stitchawl

Sweetpea · 10-04-2011, 05:46 AM

I only wish we could buy it in that amount! We only have tiny bags which will maybe 5 or 6 bowls...

silvan4now · 10-04-2011, 06:45 AM

with milk, lots of milk that is :P

10-03-2011, 09:32 PM	#1
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	How do you eat your corn? On the cob? Niblets? Creamed? Fried? Left to right/right to left like a typewriter, or around in circles around the cob? Orderly or jumping all over the cob? Steamed, boiled, or grilled, etc.? Toppings: butter and salt? Soy sauce? I used to be a fan of quick-boiled cobs, or steamed (when having a clambake) but I've since switched to grilling my corn cobs on top of the stove using a cheap Japanese grill (about $5-$6) This is very popular in Japan as street vendor food at festivals, but while the Japanese dip theirs in Soy sauce, I prefer butter and salt. I also slow-cook corn niblets in butter, until they turn golden brown, and serve with grilled chicken. (Don't try to rush this cooking or the kernnels will begin bursting and splatter the kitchen! Should take about 10-15 minutes to reach the right color!) How about you? Stitchawl

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crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Either from the can or the cob. With the cob I find myself using the fork method more than I used to due to occasional problems keeping my dentures in place. Of course the last corn on cob I had was a bit tough so it might have been older too. So it's a case by case basis.

10-04-2011, 12:14 AM	#4
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	I like just a steamed, boiled, grilled cob, a small tab of butter, alongside a nice thick bit of good steak, but my favourite way is either as corn fritters (preferably with half the corn kernels kept "loose" in the fritter), or in crab meet and sweet corn soup. Cheers, Marc

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Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 2,320 Karma: 23599604 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.	With chicken, of course.

10-04-2011, 01:51 AM	#6
beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	On the cob, steamed in MW, butter and salt, with the picks. LD adores it.

10-04-2011, 02:00 AM	#7
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Corn is only eaten by cows...

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amward Wizard Posts: 1,299 Karma: 2081110 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SW Australia Device: Eco Eclipse, Sony PRS 350 (pink), Ipod Touch, Kindle Touch	Steamed, not in the MW, on the stove top, with butter, pepper and salt. Or done on the barbie without shucking until after it's cooked.

10-04-2011, 02:42 AM	#11
beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	Oh I forgot. I eat them by circles, LD typewriter. Wife circles.

10-04-2011, 02:57 AM	#12
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Sweetcorn isn't really eaten here. Unless it's in the form of popcorn... All corn that is grown here, is cow feed! I think I ate it twice now (not counting the ones I ate when I lived in NM). both times they came from the BBQ.

10-04-2011, 03:25 AM	#13
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	I make a bowl of popcorn almost every night. I buy an "Orville Reddenbacher's 8lb jug" about every two months. Still, just salt and occasionally butter. Without the butter it's very low calorie and a healthy snack! Stitchawl

10-04-2011, 05:46 AM	#14
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I only wish we could buy it in that amount! We only have tiny bags which will maybe 5 or 6 bowls...

10-04-2011, 06:45 AM	#15
silvan4now Groupie Posts: 173 Karma: 224260 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: none	with milk, lots of milk that is :P