Sweetcorn
Sweetcorn is a variety of maize grown for human consumption. Its original growers were Native American tribes. Sweetcorn grew in popularity around the late 1700s, when it was accessible to Europeans. It is now widely grown all around the world except for areas that have very short summers. Its sugary kernels can be enjoyed steamed, boiled, raw or cooked straight from the cob or removed and served as a side dish or in a salad.
Sweetcorn is usually yellow but can come in a wide variety of colours, like green, red and white. While typically it is described as a vegetable it is in fact a grain and a fruit.
Did you know… there is an even number of rows in every cob of corn!
Sweetcorn is full of nutrients, high in fibre, folate, thiamin, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin C. In fact cooking sweetcorn increases levels of ferulic acid, which has anti-cancer properties.
Store
To help preserve the sweetness of sweetcorn, store unhusked in the fridge. Sweetcorn is best stored in the fridge as soon as possible as it will lose its sweetness faster if left out at room temperature.
Cook
Whether you remove the husk or not depends on whether you want to boil, microwave or BBQ your sweetcorn. The classic is to boil, remove the husk and fill your pot with enough water to cover the corn. Bring to boil and cook for 5 minutes.
Eat
Eat raw, boil, microwave, or barbecue your sweetcorn and serve as a side dish or in a salad.
Our Favourite Recipes
Barbecued Corn Cobs
Serves 6
Switch up your sweetcorn and try our barbecued corn cobs with a delicious medley of flavoured butters.
Mexican Sweetcorn Salad
Serves 2-4 as a side dish
A quick and easy salad to spice up and pair with any meal.