# Anyone know of a "corny" variety of fresh corn (vs. "sweet" - ugh)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 31, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-corny-variety-of-fresh-corn-vs-sweet-ugh/523231 "2009-12-31T22:21:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-corny-variety-of-fresh-corn-vs-sweet-ugh/523231/1 "2009-12-31T22:21:31Z")

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title pretty much sums it up. I like fresh corn - but I’d like it WAY better if it didn’t taste so damn sweet. I eat fruit, candy and cake for sweet, not corn.

I’d like a fresh corn that tastes like the corn used in corn chips or tortillas. Any heirloom varieties like that?

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-corny-variety-of-fresh-corn-vs-sweet-ugh/523231/2 "2009-12-31T22:32:01Z")

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That would be standard field corn or if you like try indian corn.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-corny-variety-of-fresh-corn-vs-sweet-ugh/523231/3 "2009-12-31T22:35:31Z")

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I’m sending this to Cafe Society from GQ. You may get more answers there.