sweet corn
noun
: corn of a variety (Zea mays rugosa synonym Z. m. saccharata) with soft kernels containing a high percentage of sugar
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Get The Recipe The Simple and Fresh Ingredients The medley of sweet corn and juicy tomatoes, plus mild Cotija cheese and fresh cilantro is tossed together with a creamy dressing of mayonnaise, olive oil, and lime juice which bring a balance of richness and zesty flavor to the dish.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2024
Just before sunrise on Monday, July 22, about three dozen workers of the Tuxedo Corn Company enter a corn field, cooled by overnight air, to begin the first full day of harvesting the popular Olathe Sweet brand sweet corn from a field off Falcon Road southwest of Olathe, Colorado.
—William Woody, The Denver Post, 25 July 2024
Made with an organic vanilla custard infused with fresh sweet corn and a wild plum gelée, the new concoction will be given out for free to the first 100 customers at five Sugar Hill locations across the city on July 21.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
Try chef Andy Sayre’s towering benedicts, the shakshuka with sumac flatbread, or an oh-so-Iowa asparagus and sweet corn quinoa bowl with roasted tomatoes, green goddess, and romesco sauce.
—Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2024
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2024
Just before sunrise on Monday, July 22, about three dozen workers of the Tuxedo Corn Company enter a corn field, cooled by overnight air, to begin the first full day of harvesting the popular Olathe Sweet brand sweet corn from a field off Falcon Road southwest of Olathe, Colorado.
—William Woody, The Denver Post, 25 July 2024
Made with an organic vanilla custard infused with fresh sweet corn and a wild plum gelée, the new concoction will be given out for free to the first 100 customers at five Sugar Hill locations across the city on July 21.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
Try chef Andy Sayre’s towering benedicts, the shakshuka with sumac flatbread, or an oh-so-Iowa asparagus and sweet corn quinoa bowl with roasted tomatoes, green goddess, and romesco sauce.
—Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2024
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“Sweet corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet%20corn. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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