# Baby Corn is freaky and I hate it **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 14, 2002, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940 "2002-07-14T19:31:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/1 "2002-07-14T19:31:01Z")
What’s the deal with baby corn? I’m talking about the variety they use in Chinese cooking. It looks like a corn fetus and doesn’t taste anything at all like corn. I hate it and it freaks me out. The end. :o ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/2 "2002-07-14T19:35:46Z")
There was a mailbag article on [baby corn](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbabycor.html). It is indeed baby corn. I like it, and it doesn’t bother me at all, no more than, say, baby carrots. ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/3 "2002-07-14T19:37:22Z")
Yum, baby corn. All corn, no cob, but it looks like corn on the cob. Good stuff. You don’t like it? Good, more for me… ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/4 "2002-07-14T19:37:26Z")
See? Now I _like_ baby carrots! Raw, dipped in a lil’ Hidden Valley Ranch… That’s a good snack! At least they _taste_ like carrots. ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/5 "2002-07-14T19:41:23Z")
I gotta get my eyes checked, and fast. I thought this title was “Baby PORN is freaky and I hate it” and I was aghast, for all of the half second it took until I realized what this was all about. I don’t mind baby corn, though. It’s cute, and pretty good to eat. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/6 "2002-07-14T19:43:23Z")
I pick baby corn out of my food whenever I order Chinese… I will save it for you. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/7 "2002-07-14T19:46:00Z")
You are a complete and utter freak. Baby corn is Pure Goodness© in a stir-fry or a salad. While we are on the subject, am I the only one cannot see baby corn without thinking of that scene in ‘Big’ where Tom Hanks is eating a cob of baby corn like normal corn, nibbling the kernels off? ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/8 "2002-07-14T19:46:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LolaCocaCola \* > \*\*See? > > Now I _like_ baby carrots! > > Raw, dipped in a lil’ Hidden Valley Ranch… > > That’s a good snack! > > At least they _taste_ like carrots. \*\* Although they’re really not baby carrots, they’re adult carrots that have been put into what amounts to a carroty pencil-sharpener until they’re whittled down to a nub. Real baby carrots are pointy, tender, delicately flavored and _expensive_. Carrot nubbins (that you and I both like with dressing, but Bleu Cheese for me, thanks!) are yummy, but not the same thing. I have no idea how they get away with advertizing them as “baby carrots”. Fenris ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/9 "2002-07-14T19:50:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Revtim \* > \*\* > > While we are on the subject, am I the only one cannot see baby corn without thinking of that scene in ‘Big’ where Tom Hanks is eating a cob of baby corn like normal corn, nibbling the kernels off? \*\* No, you’re not the only one, because after I noted this thread was about baby corn, that was the only thing that popped into my head. I love that movie. Hijack over now! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ab097/32.png) [@Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khan)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/10 "2002-07-14T20:01:20Z")
When I was 8 we were in Palm Springs and we ate at a rather nice Chinese place one evening. My dad’s dish had baby corn in it. The next day we went to this desert zoo/preserve and there was this little whiptail that scurried up onto a rock next to us. My dad commented how it looked like the baby corn. He was right too. I like baby corn. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/11 "2002-07-14T20:03:49Z")
You freaky baby corn-lovers can _not_ tell me it tastes anything at _all_ like corn. It doesn’t! _sticks fingers in ears_ itdoesntitdoesntitdoesntotdoesnt!! Now _maaaaaaybe_ if they stuck a regular ol’ corn into a corn sharpener and made corn nubbins, _then_ I would eat it! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Minor\_Irritant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Minor\_Irritant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minor_Irritant)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/12 "2002-07-14T20:13:31Z")
But if you stuck regular corn into a sharpener, and reduced it to “baby carrot” size, you’d be left with a small cylinder of cob. **LolaCocaCola** , your willingness to eat cob, coupled with your hatred of the tiny goodness that is baby corn, proves your insanity. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/13 "2002-07-14T20:20:15Z")
Well, one day maybe you miniature-corn devouring FREAKS will realize that corn fetus has NO edible kernels, therefore what _you_ all are eating is nothing more than a limp, puny cob! I hope you all have your handbaskets picked out. The ones yer goin’ ta **HELL** in! muahahahahaha muahahahahaaha muahahahahahaha muahahahahahaha _cough_ _sputter_ ---
**Author:** ![Cessandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cessandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cessandra)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/14 "2002-07-14T22:14:39Z")
corncorncorncorn corncorncorncorn corncorncorncorn co-cornco-corn! Sorry. It’s one of those words that gets stuck in your head. Had to get it out… Fenris, why would baby carrots be expensive? I mean, if they are just regular carrots that take less time to grow, and thus can be quickly replanted, shouldn’t they be cheaper? ---
**Author:** ![Ripple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@Ripple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ripple)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/15 "2002-07-14T22:17:34Z")
Actually now that you mention it, I don’t know what baby corn actualy tastes like. I mean I’ve had it with my chinese food, but normally I’m just too busy stuffing my face to take note of the taste. Plus it normally comes mixed with all sorts of other stuff, so I’ve never had the taste _on it’s own_. I think I’ll have to look into this further. Baby carrots are pretty delicious though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/16 "2002-07-14T22:22:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ripple \* > **Actually now that you mention it, I don’t know what baby corn actualy tastes like. I mean I’ve had it with my chinese food, but normally I’m just too busy stuffing my face to take note of the taste. Plus it normally comes mixed with all sorts of other stuff, so I’ve never had the taste _on it’s own_. I think I’ll have to look into this further.** Let me save you the trouble, Ripple. It tastes like NUTHIN’, that’s what! ---
**Author:** ![ouisey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc29f/32.png) [@ouisey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouisey)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/17 "2002-07-14T22:32:49Z")
Speaking of poos that look like baby corn… A friend at work told me that his grandma only got plumbing put in in the 80’s. Prior to that, she used an outhouse to do her business, and wiped her bum with a corn cob. He must be trying to trick me. Do rednecks w/o plumbing wipe themselves with cobs??? I could think of a dozen things found in nature that are more suited for the job. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/18 "2002-07-14T22:39:54Z")
\*excuses herself from the table so she can… HURRRRRRLLLLL!\* ---
**Author:** ![JonScribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/19 "2002-07-14T22:48:13Z")
Always liked the scene in “Big” where Tom Hanks tanks and ear of baby corn and proceeds to eat it as if it were a full-sized ear. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940/20 "2002-07-14T23:00:04Z")
There’s nothing unusual or deviant about eating immature vegetables, it’s far more commonplace than you might imagine; So what if baby corn doesn’t taste like the mature version, it’s still nice. Button mushrooms don’t taste like open cup mushrooms, spring onions are different from dry ones, Mangetout 😃 is different from garden peas, courgettes(zucchini) are different from marrows, green peppers are different from red ones, cucumbers are _always_ eaten unripe. Different is **good**. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-corn-is-freaky-and-i-hate-it/118940.md?page=2)