Help solve a debate....corn

Taymiller · August 2014

What would you call this thing pictured below. DH and I debate this a lot and I need an end to the debate.

Taymiller · August 2014

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katekat8721 · August 2014

Corn. My southern grandma calls it corn on the cob. I've never heard sweet corn.

What do you and DH call it? Either way, tell him we said you're right

Taymiller · August 2014

I call it sweet corn and he calls it corn on the cob. He says the sweet corn thing is a Michigan thing so I am curious if it is a regional thing.

Taymiller · August 2014

lalala8 said:
@taymiller If you call that "sweet corn", is there anything that's just "corn"?

I call it corn on the cob or corn.

Nope if it is fresh corn we call it sweet corn. If it is just the kernels then it is just corn.

cinnamonsmiles · August 2014

If you're talking about it as an agricultural item, corn.
If you're talking about eating it, corn on the cob, as that's the description.

But maybe that's just a Southern thing?

Brittnic531 · August 2014

I've always called it corn on the cob (from Ohio). I lived in Michigan for a few years and never remember it being called sweet corn, but maybe I didn't pay much attention.

Taymiller · August 2014

Well DH is loving the results so far, dammit!

rainbowdashh · August 2014

If it were just the kernels, I would definitely call it corn. If someone gave me that to eat, I would call it corn on the cob.

JmeJoLee83 · August 2014

My gram calls it sweet corn and she's originally from the Midwest.

kayzilly · August 2014

Technically you are right...sweet corn is the type of corn we eat (corn on the cob, frozen, canned, etc.) while field/dent corn (which is most of the cornfields in the US) is used for feed, ethanol, corn syrup, etc. I am from MN and we call it both.

elsa1688 · August 2014

skittler2 said:
This thread has made me realize that 'corn' is a really strange word. Corn. Just stare at it for a few seconds.

I was just thinking the same thing!

k2k2tog · August 2014

There was no option for all of the above! I grew up in a farming community, so depending on context, the'sweet corn' signifier was necessary since most of the corn grown in north America is not meant for people to eat.. 'Corn on the cob' is a style of food more than it is a type of corn. But it's all corn...

curlylocks3 · August 2014

Corn on the cob. Have lived in Ohio, North Carolina and Illinois and have never heard it called differently.

jenlynne0624 · August 2014

elsa1688 said:

skittler2 said:
This thread has made me realize that 'corn' is a really strange word. Corn. Just stare at it for a few seconds.
I was just thinking the same thing!

Me too

And corn in the cob. Just corn if it's kernals.

Jenn111211 · August 2014

I call it corn on the cob (from AZ). My husband calls it sweet corn (from Iowa/Illinois).

JujuB22 · August 2014

Taymiller said:
I call it sweet corn and he calls it corn on the cob. He says the sweet corn thing is a Michigan thing so I am curious if it is a regional thing.

I live in Michigan and I do hear people call corn sweet corn a lot, but normally when they are referencing getting it from a Farmer's Market. Store corn= just plain corn. Farmer'sMarket=Sweet corn.

flerlgirl · August 2014

Corn on the cob here in Georgia

liberty95 · August 2014

I call that corn or sweet corn. If it is cooked an being eaten off the cob, then it is corn in the cob.

otter1103 · August 2014

I interchange corn and sweet corn but voted sweet corn because everywhere you find it, stores, roadside produce stands, and farmers' markets, it's referred to as sweet corn on the signs. And I live in the Cornhusker state too

Taymiller · August 2014

Thanks for the input ladies! DH is the official winner and he is being very smug about the win.

SecondTimeinMSU · August 2014

Taymiller said:

I call it sweet corn and he calls it corn on the cob. He says the sweet corn thing is a Michigan thing so I am curious if it is a regional thing.

I have lived in Michigan my entire life and I would just call it corn. When fresh corn season starts my mom will sometimes refer to it as sweet corn or corn on the cob to indicate the distinction that you can now buy fresh corn which tastes much better. I might use corn on the cob but never sweet corn. It is actually on the menu for tonight and I just wrote corn.

jc51206 · August 2014

Ok, Wisconsin born and raised over here! It's corn on the cob, but sweet corn is just as acceptable. It is sweet corn because it's not field corn (grown for livestock). If you aren't eating it off the cob, it's usually just corn, but also accepted as sweet corn.

babygabe614 · August 2014

If it's cooked, it's corn on the cob. Otherwise, just corn.

ajaloisi · August 2014

I'm from Iowa and my husband and I actually own a "sweet corn" business! If it's not called sweet corn then it's just field corn which is not for eating!

misscarter87 · August 2014

Corn on the cob

MissBHaven1024 · August 2014

The picture is corn on the cob.

MrsCase1 · August 2014

Sweet corn is white. Yellow corn is just corn. Anything on a cob is corn on the cob for me.

temursgirl · August 2014

Corn. It's a general term referring to that plant. The one pictured is sweet corn, but I would only call it that if I needed to differentiate that it's not the one grown for feed or fuel or one of the South American varieties that aren't sweet. I would refer to corn on the cob if it's been cooked and is served on the cob, not cut off. I'm from California.

irenewslee · August 2014

At the grocery store near my house, they labeled it "corn".

Rosebud2587 · August 2014

To me it's both corn on the cob and sweet corn. It's sweet corn because it has white kernels.

Taymiller · August 2014

Now that is for sure sweet corn, see because it is made with candy.....

temursgirl · August 2014

@MegK82‌ that made me laugh and feel kind of sick at the same time.

Taymiller · August 2014

nutmegs8 said:
After 30 years, I'm just now realizing that candy corn is really a kernel of corn. I just thought it was a 3 colored triangle shaped piece of candy with a catchy double c name. Well, don't I just feel like the town idiot over here. Fml.

Cracking up over here haha. But to make you feel better that stuff happens to me all the time. Example I thought the saying "it's a crapshoot" was about actual crap like poop not the game craps.

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