roasting ears
Grillable maize ears
Roasting ears are ears of sweet corn picked young and tender, suitable for roasting or boiling on the cob.
The term is chiefly American and somewhat old-fashioned, evoking summer cookouts and harvest time: We picked a dozen roasting ears from the garden.
The corn is eaten fresh, not dried for grinding.
- corn on the cobWhole kernel-covered ear
- cobMaize ear's central cylinder
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- tasselingProducing dangling ornaments
- pickedChose from options
butter · husk · silk · bicolor · sweetcorn · heirloom varieties · maize · kernel · fresh picked · campfire · earworm · melted butter · intact · vegetables · blue corn · heritage varieties · pollination · grill
corn maturity and use
roasting earsfield corn
Starchy agricultural grain crop
feed corn · seed corn · popcorn · hominy · dried corn
freshness and preparation state
roasting earsdried corn
Moisture-removed grain kernels
cornmeal · corn flour · masa · grits · canned corn