HOME > Chowhound > General Topics >  baby corn  averill Aug 11,
2006 03:52 AM  You know the stuff in the can, or maybe the
freezer? Can you get this stuff fresh? Is it really young corn
or is it its own thing? Is it hard to grow?    1. j
Jefferson Aug 12, 2006 07:11 AM      In Thailand, baby corn is
amazing. It takes just like corn. And that's what makes it a bit
silly to import canned product. Attention Thai restaurants: if
you want to add a taste of corn, why not just use very good
sweet corn since that's what we do best in the U.S.?? Oh, sorry,
I guess it wouldn't be "authentic." Never mind.      1.
pikawicca Aug 11, 2006 06:26 PM        A vendor at our market is
selling baby corn this year. I haven't tried it yet, but it's
extremely cute in its little husk, waving its tiny silk top.
1. PBSF Aug 11, 2006 06:00 AM          They are odd varieties of
corn. Commonly called "Baby Asian" or "Baby Corn". They are
harvested very young. I have never seem them in stores or
farmer's markets. They are avail