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A cross-section of an ear of corn, showing the cob. A corncob, also called corn cob or cob of corn, is the hard core of an ear of maize, bearing the kernels, made up of the chaff, woody ring, and pith. Corncobs contain mainly cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. [1]
Multicoloured kernels on a single corn cob. Corn kernels are the fruits of maize. Maize is a grain, and the kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable or a source of starch. The kernels can be of various colors: blackish, bluish-gray, purple, green, red, white and yellow. The kernel of maize consists of a pericarp (fruit wall) fused to the seed ...
Baby corn (also known as young corn, cornlettes, child corn or baby sweetcorn) is a cereal grain taken from corn (maize) harvested early while the stalks are still small and immature. It typically is eaten whole—including the cob , which is otherwise too tough for human consumption in mature corn—in raw, pickled, and cooked forms.
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Choclo can be eaten raw when the ears are young, or cooked when the ears are more mature. It has a milder flavor compared to other varieties of field corn, and is better suited for human consumption. [2] When compared to sweet corn, the kernels are larger and chewier and have a starchy, hefty texture, rather than a sweet taste. [3]
Corn, in the form of cornmeal or kernels of fresh sweet corn, can be boiled or stewed. Akple – Staple food of Ghana; Amiwo – Beninese porridge; Banku – Staple food of Ghana; Bulz – Romanian dish of roasted polenta and cheese; Canjica – Variety of corn typical of Brazilian cuisine; Cocoloși – Romanian dish of grilled corn porridge