Baby Corn?

Question

What is that small corn on a cob that they serve in most salads bars? Is it real and if so, how does it grow, on bushes,stalks,trees
or what?

Answer 1

Those tiny corncobs aren't genetically mutated dwarf ears of corn -- they're just immature ears of regular corn.
Many varieties of corn can be used to produce baby corn. Seed companies offer special types of seed to grow baby corn, but all of these grow plants and corn ears that are just as big as the corncobs you might have at a summer BBQ. The secret is in the harvesting. Baby corn ears are picked by hand immediately when the silks emerge from the ear tips or a few days after. Corn matures quickly, so the harvest must be timed carefully to avoid ending up with normal corn ears. Baby corn ears are generally 4.5cm to 10cm in length and 7mm to 17mm in diameter.

Most baby corn commercially available in the U.S. is grown and processed in Asia, particularly in Thailand. Because baby corn must be picked by hand, it is too labor-intensive for most American farms. It's been an extremely important crop in Thailand since 1976, and other Asian nations have also begun producing and exporting it. Perhaps this is why baby corn is so often found in Asian recipes.

Next time you enjoy a mini cob, think of the poor little baby corn, cut down before its prime.

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Answer 2

It is, in fact, corn. It is grown like real corn, but cultivated much earlier. Much of the baby corn you see if grown and harvested with the intention of being baby corn (and not growing to be "adult" corn).

Often, the corn see you at salad bars is marinated in some basic way. A salt-water brine or sometimes vinegar are used. If you've ever had un-marinated baby corn (sometimes sold in upper end supermarkets in the produce section), you'll find that it tastes very different. More like corn, in fact.

It's easy to buy baby corn. Most any supermarket will carry it in the Asian food section. It's sold in cans. Sometimes, you can find it with gourmet foods in glass jars.

Answer 3

Comes from China. Dwarf species to regular corn. They are pollinized by man instead of the wind very early in their growth.

Answer 4

I don't know where it comes from but it sure is harder to eat than full size corn on the cob.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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