Do people in Europe really not eat corn on the cob?!
Do people in Europe really not eat corn on the cob?
I heard they give to the animals to feed on instead.
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I was a chef in Canada and worked for a number of European chefs and restaurant owners, some countrys they frown on it, especialy the French, I worked for a gentleman in Toronto who was appauld that I would serve corn, turnips and beets, all foods as you stated were only feed to livestock.
It is a judgement issue in Japan they eat corn on the cob, like Americans eat ice cream bars, they have them on sticks and dose them in soya sauce, Tabasco sauce and miso paste insead of butter and salt, even in Indian they serve roasted small cobs with salt and curry spices in the food markets.
It is not a vegetable the Europeans have embraced by do like kernal corn and creamed corn, and they are fond of Mexican corn products also, they also use cornstarch or as it is refered to in the UK as cornflour, not the kind for tortillas.
everyone in england eats it dno about elsewhere
Most of them feed it to animals, in fact I have made some corn on the cob while I had visitors from Italy and they were shocked to have that served.
People in Europe eat more corn out of a can than off the cob, but they do eat it "on the cob" sometimes. It is far less popular in Europe than in the States, and if you look at a map you'll figure out why: it's too cold in most of Europe to grow corn fit for much more than cattle-fodder!
Think about it, Paris is at 48.48 North (about level with Serbia), The "for humans" corn-growing states in the US, by contrast, are at about 32-35 North, or roughly the same distance from the equator as the South of Spain.
I agree, corn on the cob is enjoyed in North America but not so in most of Europe. First of all, the temperature in most of Europe is too hot to grow corn the way we like it here. The taste is totally different.
The first time I served it to my relatives from Italy and other European countries, the sat at the table and just simply...laughed. The said they serve that to the animals there. I insisted it is really very good, and encouraged them to try it. They absolutely loved it.
Now every time we hear of someone going back on vacation, invevitably I get a phone call from one or the other sister-in-law begging me to please don't forget the seeds...so they can plant corn just like ours. I always send seeds...but it isn't the same.
I have not had my yearly phone call yet, but it's early still. I just found out a close family friend is going on vacation to Italy at the end of July!
We do eat corn on the cob (I'm English!)..but not as much as I'd like to. It is quite expensive but is readily available in most supermarkets. Most people buy it in tin's or buy it frozen.