Corn
Zea mays (sweetcorn) · Vegetable
1 varietyTop 10 pairings
Sweetcorn is sugar-rich maize picked young, when its plump, pale-gold kernels burst with sweet, milky juice. A grain eaten as a vegetable, it is juicy and grassy when fresh, nutty and caramelized once fire touches it.
Picking a good onedrag
Milky-sweet, just pickedStarchy, dry, dented
Shop freshEveryday bestBoil, grill or griddle - the sweetness still leads.
Husk and silkHusk green, silk brown but supple
The cut stalkCut stalk cream, surface dry
Weight in the handHeavy, tip kernels smaller but full
Smell at the cut endGreen and grassy, faintly sweet
What you get from one
36%
Edible part
102 g · husk, silk and cob off
283 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 4× longer than the counter.
95–98%
Humidity
Bagged, not sealed
Airflow