We eat it the U.S. and I presume Canada but do they eat it on the cob anywhere else (boiled or grilled)?
Australia. I’ve had it twice in the last week. Boiled corn on the cob is commonly sold at fairs/fetes.
Its a commonly sold by roadside vendor in Pakistan. They are either cooked over an open fire or heated and have chillies powder and lemon placed on them.
And in India. With a ‘secret spice’ rub - generally of lime, salt and chilli powder. From memory, Thai corn on the cob had basil and chilli.
Same in China. There are vendors on the street who sell it but it’s more of a novelty/fair food, like cotton candy or something. Never heard of anyone buying a bunch of corn cobs and steaming them at home for dinner or anything like that.
Definitely in New Zealand. One of the great joys of summer is when roadside stalls start selling cobs. On the barbie or in the pot, smothered in butter, eat it hot!
Makes me go all lyrical, it does.
It is common in eastern Europe to see it for sale on the street or at fairs.
Taiwan. There are street vendors that sell it marinated in various sauces, or it’s also sometimes found in hot pots.
It’s eaten in western Europe too.
Yes, saw street vendors selling it as fast food (sort of like hot dog carts in N. America). They were everywhere, especially Beijing. Also, yes, did not see it in ficed establishments.
Mexico. I don’t have experience south of there, but I wouldn’t be surprised to find it elsewhere in the Americas.
From street vendors, just like everyone’s been saying.
This thread has been corned by the Cornist
Just got back from Vietnam two days ago and saw a number of street side corn on the cob venders there.
Korea. Street vendors sell it raw or cooked. It’s not the nice sweetcorn you’re used to, either, but some chewy variant we feed to animals. Koreans are nuts about corn and put it on pizza and in salads.
I think it’s more likely that"western" dishes in East Asia has corn on it because to them, that sounds like the kind of thing Americans would do, not because Koreans have an ancient tradition of sprinkling corn in their pizzas.
They have it in Cameroon, but it’s not sweet corn, and tends to be fairly chewy and flavorless.
Thats like saying that Italians have a tradition of using tomatoes because thats something the Americans would do. Its been about 500 years since the start of the Columbian exchange. Most “traditional” food is about 100 years old.
So where is it not eaten?
East Kornistan.