How to Use sweet corn in a Sentence

sweet corn

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  • Doused in a warm peach compote and popcorn, the cake was crowned by a ball of sweet corn gelato.
    — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The sh2 types are called supersweet, ultrasweet or shrunken-2 sweet corn.
    — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 28 Mar. 2018
  • In addition to arepas, the menu includes wrap sandwiches made with cachapas, a sweet corn pancake.
    — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 11 Dec. 2017
  • But the restaurant saved its sweetest spike for last, with a sweet corn torte that suggested flan, cornbread and buttermilk pie all at the same time.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Another dessert offering is the pan de elote ($3.50), a dense corn sheet cake with plenty of fresh sweet corn in the batter.
    — Courtney Dabney, star-telegram, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Cross-pollination between any of these results in tough, inferior sweet corn.
    — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Since then, the family has grown sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers, squash and other vegetables on the land and sold it from their farm stand every summer.
    — Erin Hegarty, Naperville Sun, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Evans takes roasted sweet corn, smears it with Chipotle-lime mayo, crushed Flamin' Hot Cheetos, cotija cheese and tajin (chile peppers, lime and salt).
    — Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • For instance, sweet corn can average about 10 on the Brix scale, but can go as high as 24, putting it in the same range as grapes, oranges, papayas and pineapples.
    — Tara Parker-Pope, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Sample the empanadas humita salteña made with sweet corn, spring onions and goat cheese—and be sure to visit on Friday or Saturday nights when a live band plays tango music.
    — Todd Plummer, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2017
  • The signature Indiana Corn Pi is a load of sweet corn, fresh spinach and jalapenos, mozzarella, provolone, caramelized onions and pork fennel sausage mingled with garlic sauce.
    — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The heat and spices in the sausage add a ton of flavor to the sweet corn, peppers and green, toothsome okra.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Eating fresh sweet corn is one of the many joys of summertime in the South.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The couple’s kids help too, making sweet corn bread and pies.
    — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2022
  • This method yields juicy, ready-to-eat sweet corn in a matter of minutes.
    — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 8 July 2023
  • Throw in the crack of a bat at Target Field, fresh walleye, and what may be the best sweet corn on the planet.
    — Star Tribune, 25 July 2021
  • Few vegetables do as well on the grill as fresh sweet corn.
    — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Few summer treats feel quite as timeless as a whole, sweet corn on the cob.
    — Bee Wilson, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022
  • When just picked, sweet corn has at least twice the sugar content of field corn.
    — Bee Wilson, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Take advantage of the abundance of fresh sweet corn that comes with summer and save it for the rest of the year.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The beauty of this dish is in tasting the sweet corn mixing with the super stretchy cheese.
    — Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Succotash is a classic dish to serve in the summer, when the sweet corn is in.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 30 Apr. 2021
  • And a blender makes dessert easy with our Mexican sweet corn cake.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2021
  • This soup features a chili and cumin broth, tomatoes, sweet corn, black beans, jalapeños and cilantro.
    — Robin Miller, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Field corn is being chopped for silage, and sweet corn still is available.
    — Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Carb up after a morning job with the sweet corn cake and crab Benedict ($27).
    — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Chaat bursting with sweet corn and juice-down-your-wrists peaches.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Summer sweet corn is ready to eat in a matter of minutes with this no-fuss method.
    — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 8 July 2023
  • The base consists of Abuela’s cherished elote street corn recipe, including a fusion of roasted sweet corn, lime, lemon garlic butter, cumin and chili powder.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2024
  • The farm sells sweet corn, tomatoes, squash and cucumber just for starters and a massive portion of their crops were underwater in what Gilbert described as an unprecedented flood on her land.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2024

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