Is baby corn individually shucked?!


Question: Is baby corn individually shucked!?
I wonder!. If it is, why is it not really expensive to buy!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Baby corn is a cereal grain taken from specialized corn (maize) plants harvested early, while the ears are very small and immature!. Baby corn ears are hand-picked as soon as corn silks emerge from the ear tips or a few days after!. Corn matures very quickly, so a baby corn harvest has to be carefully timed to avoid ending up with normal corn ears!. Baby corn ears are generally about 4!.5 cm to 10 cm in length and 7 mm to 17 mm in diameter!. There are many varieties of specialized corn plants that can be used to produce baby corn!. Baby corn is an important crop from Thailand and Taiwan!. [1]

Baby corn is typically eaten whole, cob and all, in contrast to mature maize, whose cob is typically too hard for human consumption!. It is consumed both raw and cooked!. Cooking it does not change its culinary and physical properties significantly; texture remains relatively the same, as does taste, either raw or cooked!. Baby corn is very common in Asian cuisine!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

hmmmm that is an interesting question!. perhaps the corn is so immature that the husk hasnt formed or is extremelly easy to remove!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

Yes, it is!. And by precious little leprechauns who live in a tiny hamlet just outside Peoria, Illinois!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

rclove is correct! but it is expensive compared to regular corn in a canWww@FoodAQ@Com

I am not sure baby corn is what they tell us it is!

Its all a conspiracy!

<Don's his tinfoil hat>Www@FoodAQ@Com

Not sure, but I once told a farmer to go shuck himself!.
ha!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

dont think it is ayeWww@FoodAQ@Com

yesWww@FoodAQ@Com

i think soWww@FoodAQ@Com

u hav alot of time on ure handsWww@FoodAQ@Com

why do u care!?Www@FoodAQ@Com





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