sweetcorn

Buttered barbecue side

Sweetcorn is a variety of maize eaten as a vegetable when the kernels are still tender and sweet, before they mature and harden into field corn used for grain.

It's typically eaten on the cob or cut off and served as a side dish.

The British spelling sweetcorn is one word; Americans usually write it as two words, sweet corn.

We grilled sweetcorn at the barbecue.

appearance

golden

Bright yellow, or precious

yellowHue between green and orange
butteryRich like a spread
kernelsSeeds within husks

plump · rows · cob · silk · husk · pale · ivory · bright · glistening · juicy

maize

cob

Maize ear's central cylinder

kernelSeed or essential core
huskDry seed covering
silkFine woven insect fiber

ear · cultivar · hybrid · starch · grain · cereal · monocot · GMO · transgenic · popcorn

cooking

boiled

Heated until bubbling

grilledCooked on metal bars
roastedCooked uncovered with heat
steamedHeated by vapor

buttered · salted · creamed · succotash · chowder · fritter · niblets · charred · barbecued · microwaved

harvest

husking

Removing dry outer covering

combineMerge, or harvesting machine
autumnPost-summer cooling period
farmerOne who cultivates land

crop · field · yield · agriculture · picking · farmstand · gleaning · bushel · seasonal · abundance

summer

barbecue

Slow-cook over coals

picnicOutdoor casual meal
cookoutOutdoor meal over flames
freshNewly made, not stale

seasonal · garden · backyard · outdoor · grilling · July · August · roadside · sunshine

sweetcorn

golden

cob

boiled

husking

barbecue

sweetcorn

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