Yellow for a Wednesday color challenge in POBPHOTO
A lot of yellow for everyone with this corn on the cob.
The original name of corn is maize and I think most people know this but I was never quite sure why that term was used.
The more technical name for the big green stalk, maize, came to English from the Spanish maiz, a barely altered version of the Taino (the language native to Hispaniola, the island of Haiti and the Dominican Republic) word for the plant, mahiz.
A little bit of learning to go with my corn works out fine for me.
I like to microwave my corn personally but you could also boil it too. This is a hotly debated topic and I find the boiling in water method tends to make it a bit soggy. This is especially true if you cook it a little too long.
Dressing your corn is another personal choice. I go with butter and salt. Recently I was introduced to sprinkling some paprika on it for an extra little zip of flavor.
Have a fun Yellow Wednesday.
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For an extra spicy kick try salt, lime, and Louisiana Hot Sauce. Oooooiiieeee!
Now this is an interesting one.
I would have never thought of hot sauce or even lime. Mental note made on this one and thank you 🙂
As a Native Texan hot sauce, lime, and salt are a common theme. Sometimes we add that to our beer with some Clamato or Spicy V8 to add some festivity to our evening brew. We call it a Michelada. Here's a recipe in case you are game to try it. https://muybuenocookbook.com/spicy-michelada/
This appears to be an interesting spin on the bloody mary with a little more kick in the flavor department. Thank you for sharing the recipe, this looks like a winner in my books.
The first time I heard of this drink I wasn't sure I would like it. One sip later and I have become a lifelong fan. The flavor is so good. One word of caution: you will get full after a couple. It's the Clamato/V8 juice. Very filling.
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Thank you very much. I see this tag taking off lately and I know why
Yes I believe maize is also a yellow color. Of course us Michiganders know that from the maize and blue for the U of M Wolverines.
Now you've got me looking up the color yellow and I had no clue there were these many variations and names. Another rabbit hole I'm going into due to curiosity.
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Apparently there are infinite rabbit holes one can find to go down here.
I didnt know how much I didnt know until spending time on here lol!
Lol they dont want to lose a penny!
We call corn as mais in our locality. 😊
I used to boil corn and use the water as a tea. 😊
That's a great way to use the the leftover water. I would have never thought of using it as a tea. This must be tasty
I love corn on the cob when it is coming in freshly. My Dad use to grow some every summer. He preferred the kind called Silver Queen. It was white instead of yellow. Because we grew up on it, loved it and it held great memories, that is still my preference today. Each year when the harvest started coming in, he would pick it fresh, we'd all help shuck & brush it and then he would boil pots and pots of it and we ate it for supper, all we could hold !
To this today, like you said, the secret to boiling is to not over cook it. 7 minutes..... that is the length of time once it comes to a boil. Salt, pepper and butter... lots of butter... dripping with butter... yum yum !
Every year I still want to do that in the summer, even though I don't grow it myself, I seek out the farmers who still grow this kind (which is harder and harder to find)..... and at least once or twice, I cook a big pot and eat all I can hold.
Some traditions are just SO worth holding onto.
I did a search and found the Silver Queen variety, you're not kidding this stuff is pure white. I haven't had this style and the internet is telling me it's very sweet. Combine that with all the butter, salt and pepper; you're in little heaven.
Honestly, I haven't boiled it in years and you sound like the expert on this one. 7 minutes it is 🙂
I'm glad to hear you keep up with the traditions on this front. I love when the smell, taste or ritual of something can trigger all those great memories flooding back in an instant.
Buttery corn heaven for sure !
I love mentally traveling back to those wonderful childhood days. There is nothing like those kind of memories to fill you full of the warm fuzzies.