# How do you like your corn? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 1, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508 "2012-04-01T20:54:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_Hey_Paula)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/21 "2012-04-02T02:57:14Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > grilled corn on the cob Yes! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/22 "2012-04-02T03:08:23Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I have to admit, I’m one of those people that doesn’t quite “get” popcorn. It’s like eating packing peanuts. I guess once in awhile I’ll like some cheese popcorn mixed with some caramel popcorn, but plain ol’ popcorn is pretty dull to me. Popcorn is just a vehicle for butter and seasonings. Sort of like white bread is for peanut butter and mayo. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/23 "2012-04-02T03:20:24Z")
The BEST corn I have ever had is fixed in a smoker and slathered in butter. But honestly… I love corn in pretty much any form. I make a corn pudding that is to die for. And popcorn… mmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/24 "2012-04-02T03:21:18Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I have to admit, I’m one of those people that doesn’t quite “get” popcorn. It’s like eating packing peanuts. I guess once in awhile I’ll like some cheese popcorn mixed with some caramel popcorn, but plain ol’ popcorn is pretty dull to me. I eat popcorn at least 3 times a week. It’s one of the few foods I really _crave_. I don’t put anything on it but salt, so I don’t fall into the “only a vehicle for seasonings” camp. I can’t for the life of me explain why I like it, but I really, really do. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/25 "2012-04-02T13:58:24Z")
Corn chowder eaten with Fritos Scoops. I have to avoid fresh popcorn–It’s one of the few foods I cannot stop eating until I am ill. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/26 "2012-04-02T14:12:29Z")
I voted for corn on the cobb, but I’m also very fond of cornbread (properly prepared – no or very little sugar – and I also like one you forgot: grits. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/27 "2012-04-02T17:09:39Z")
> [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](#): > > Grilled, in the husk, with the kernels slightly burnt. Butter it up, put some ground black pepper on it, and that’s all there is to it. For pure corn this is my favorite as well. Although I rarely grill but it is always drowned in butter and black pepper. For corn food stuff I’ll have to go with cornbread. Warm buttered cornbread sitting next to a pile of ranch style beans so that it soaks up a bit of bean juice is a beautiful thing. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/28 "2012-04-02T20:50:18Z")
I buy Green Giant frozen corn with butter sauce, then microwave it. I also like buttered popcorn and corn on the cob. When my son was little, we were visiting my in-laws. My MIL gave him a corncob from her garden to husk. Wow! That’s where corn comes from. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/29 "2012-04-02T20:55:06Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Boiled, buttered and salted. > > I can eat it until I get sick. Me, too. I can, and have, eaten a dozen ears all by myself in a day. With a teeny bit of garlic salt, or chili powder, too. ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_Baks\_Noogiehead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@Bob\_Baks\_Noogiehead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Baks_Noogiehead)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/30 "2012-04-06T19:51:34Z")
Polenta! Polenta with gorgonzola and roasted red peppers Polenta fried with anchovies and garlic Polenta with eggplant ragout Polenta with parmesan and braised greens . . . ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/31 "2012-04-06T19:54:53Z")
Fermented, distilled, and aged in charred new oak barrels for at least six years! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/32 "2012-04-06T21:08:02Z")
All options except frozen corn. ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/33 "2012-04-06T21:29:23Z")
on the cob, butter, salt and pepper. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/34 "2012-04-06T22:30:53Z")
Why can we only vote for one? Since I had to choose I voted for “on the cob” but I’ll elaborate a bit more. Picked that morning from a local source of sweet corn, in the husk, soaked for about an hour, tossed on the grill and when it smells like corn it is done. Peel back the husk, butter generously and salt and pepper to taste. Option number two is in the husk from a stand at the fair or local festival, also grilled and dipped in butter then salt and pepper. Nothing better than the butter running down your chin while you enjoy the corn goodness while enjoying the festive atmosphere. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508.md?page=1)