boiled corn

Hot buttered kernels

Boiled corn is corn on the cob cooked in boiling water until tender, a simple preparation common at summer cookouts and picnics.

The term sometimes appears in Southern American cooking to describe corn kernels simmered with butter and seasonings: We're having boiled corn with dinner.

Related
  • cobMaize ear's central cylinder
  • huskDry seed covering
  • butterSolid fat from cream
  • saltSodium chloride compound
  • sweetTasting of sugar

on the cob · kernels · steam · yellow · summer · summer fair · barbecue · picnic · paper plate · fair · roasted · tender · juicy · street vendor · shucking · pot · silk · harvest

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cooking method

boiled corngrilled corn

Cooked cob over flame

roasted corn · elote

preparation state

boiled corndried corn

Moisture-removed grain kernels

corn on the cob · corn kernels

Family

boil, boiled, boiling, boils, boiler, boilers, corn, corns, corny

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G