Welp, I can see that no-one here shares my utter disdain for this horrid, petite vegetable.
Fine.
May you all find joy and peace in your baby corn-filled lives.
(And I’m sorry if any of you found this thread to be corny)
rim shot
ouisey, my maternal grandparents, who grew up without indoor plumbing in southern Indiana, and my mom, who lived without indoor facilities until she was about 4, confirmed the corn cob thing for me. Just thank your lucky stars we live in a modern, more developed age. ::shudder::
Well, you get less yield for the same amount of seed (although you can grow them slightly closer together), because they are far more tender than mature carrots (the ones I pick from my garden are almost transparent and could be crushed between your fingers if you wanted), they can’t be handled, transported and stored so easily.
I can’t; most leaves are, as it turns out, particularly unsuitable and rabbits are very hard to catch when you have your trousers down.
I have a book on outhouses, and yes, corn cobs were one of the most popular, er, accessories for the outdoor loo. Many outhouses had a box for corncobs that was kept full for just that purpose.
Monsters, alla yez!!! Eatin’ those poor, cute, li’l baby vegetables. Innocent babes, they are; never even having a chance at life. Eat something respectable, why don’t you?
Like bunnies.
Sheesh!
Baby corn? I love it! In fact, I have to restain myself (or be restrained) from picking all the pieces of baby corn out of a dish. (whether it be at Chinese restaurants, at a potluck, etc.) They taste so good, and I could always have more. Can’t remember the last time I had any, though.
That’s it! I’m going to the Public Market or a Chinese restaurant this week, so I can order something with baby corn in it! (or not… those dishes are always meant for more than one person, and I’m not THAT hungry)
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I’m with you, Lola. Not only does baby corn taste nasty, it’s got this yucky, flaccid texture. Eww.
Quite frankly, I could also do without water chestnuts. They taste like crunchy plastic.
Oh, crap. Of course, I meant “restrain myself” in my last post. I swear, the things our Richmond Crew[sup]TM[/sup] talks about are engraved into my brain. (poo, farts, bathroom humor)
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Baby corn is WAY gross. I’m with you, Lola. Baby corn is an abomination and should be banned. At least from my Chinese food 
Zette
Bah! Water chestnuts are terrific! Much better than baby corn.
Baby Cornflakes come from baby corn
Cecil Adams on why walking to school 2 miles in the snow uphill both ways was the easy part of the olden days.
Where do you think the country saying “He’s a rough ol’ cob.” comes from?
Yes, baby corn is creepy.
Water chestnuts, on the other hand, are delightful.
I was in SouthEast Asia last year (Thailand and Cambodia) and when you get “fresh” baby corn it tastes like real corn. Trust me, it’s nothing like the stuff you get out of a can here. It was so yummy that I have a hard time eating the stuff we get in the States.
Actually, what I like about baby corn isn’t so much the taste (what we get in the US is usually canned and doesn’t have much actual flavor), but the texture. It’s got that great balance between soft and crunchy; just enough bite to be interesting. It soaks up the flavor of the sauce like mushrooms or tofu, but is much more interesting texturally.
So I guess I’m in the pro-baby-corn camp. Yum. Although broccoli in Chinese food is even better (provided it’s not overcooked). Yum!
[hijack]Um, Scarlett67: You have a book on outhouses? Really?
I love baby corns in a nice batch of mixed vegetables with maybe green beans and carrots. I thought baby corn was the neatest thing the first time I had it!
I usually buy the frozen mixed vegetables though, because I don’t really like canned vegetables. I’ll pretty much eat them only fresh or cooked from frozen.
Gah! I had some baby corn in a salad last week, instead on in Chinese food last week, so I could fully taste it. I immediately took out every piece I could find, and much of the food it touched. That is a repulsive flavor! It has to be because it was canned, though. That nasty flavor ain’t natural. I’d love to find some genuine fresh baby corn, the little umbilical cord still attched to the stalk, not that mutant flaccid abomination we usually get in Chinese restaurants!:eek:
Oh well why didn’t you say we were talking about canned baby corn? Of course that would be nasty, ditto pretty much any canned vegetable though (Fresh asparagus - mmmmm; canned asparagus - hurl) - the canning process involves heating the contents for longer than you would normally cook them.
I don’t think I’ve ever eaten canned baby corn though (it’s not all that widely available here).