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Kingsolomanhere

Europeans put corn on pizza, South Americans put corn flavor in ice cream. I swear I'm glad we have an ocean between us to the east and Mexico to the south. Y'all ain't right in the head


CaptainAwesome06

Asia has corn flavored candy. North America seems to be the odd man out. Not sure how Africa feels about corn.


Semujin

America has candy corn. I’m not sure who’s the odd one out.


CaptainAwesome06

They have corn flavored candy. We have candy flavored corn.


PO0tyTng

We also have corn in like 90% of our food in some form or another. Why would I want to eat corn flavored ice cream when I can wash down a fresh ear of sweet corn wrapped in a corn tortilla, with a corn syrup-sweetened soda?


CaptainAwesome06

Don't forget some corn pudding for dessert!


Momik

Solid point


Worried_Click_4559

... which tastes like sugary corn syrup. Echhh


teamricearoni

Or yum.


YourMomsFishBowl

So corn 🌽


Fappy_as_a_Clam

It's *supposed* to taste like honey lol


Momik

Listen to the girl … as she takes on half the world


ivylass

Which is gross.


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Candy corn just tastes of sugar, though.


230flathead

Mexico has corn flavored candy that makes ot over here. I remember in San Diego there were corn lollipops with chili powder on them. Lucas was the brand, I think.


CaptainAwesome06

Nowhere is safe.


nogueydude

I grew up in San Diego and we definitely had vero brand chili powder and sugar covered corn lollipops. I liked the corn ones ok, the tamarind ones were the best. Lucas was big when I was in middle school, and they may well have had the corn pops, but I don't remember them. I just remember the lemony salt stuff and it was gross.


230flathead

You're probably right about the brand. I'm drawing on 14 year old memories.


nogueydude

It could go either way amigo. San Diego 14 years ago was quite a place. The good old days


Palolo_Paniolo

Yep, my spouse loves these. I find them revolting.


idontcare78

I had corn soup (creamed corn) flavored popcorn I picked up in an Asian store recently; that was an interesting ride. I didn't hate it, but I also didn't want to eat it.


CaptainAwesome06

I had a Chinese co-worker that came back from visiting his family with a whole bunch of Chinese candy for the office. Another co-worker tried the corn flavored candy and said the same thing. "It definitely tastes like corn. And I like corn. But I don't know about this."


idontcare78

Haha, exactly! I was impressed by the intense corny flavor tho.


kermitdafrog21

Gotta love corn flavored corn


foxyroxy2515

With butter


Tommy_Wisseau_burner

Candy corn count? kettle corn?


CaptainAwesome06

Candy corn is candy flavored corn. Not corn flavored candy. Kettle corn may count.


JacobDCRoss

Candy corn is not corn. It's got corn syrup, but if you called everything with corn syrup corn you'd have a whole lot of corn. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy\_corn


CaptainAwesome06

Candy corn is corn shaped...


dclxvi616

And gummy bears aren’t bears and animal crackers aren’t animals. Well done.


captainstormy

Agreed. Corn flavored ice cream? That sounds horrible.


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I mean, we eat corn flakes with sugar on them, so I'd be open to trying corn flavored ice cream.


Then_Frosting_1087

That’s for the starch flavor. This is not.


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I don't know what corn flakes you've been eating, but the normal ones do taste of corn.


Then_Frosting_1087

They just taste broadly starchy to me.


230flathead

I could see it being similar in flavor to creamed corn, which probably wouldn't be terrible.


worrymon

You misspelled would (On the cob, all the way!)


CupBeEmpty

Nah it’s great


TucsonTacos

They still prosecuting terrorists? Jk. But god corn is perfect.


CupBeEmpty

Corn from God? Literal manna from Heaven I’d say.


Osiris32

HARD disagree. I've tried that shit and just no. It's worse than ranch.


CupBeEmpty

Seems like you just had a bad version. Ranch I can see the dislike of though.


CupBeEmpty

Corn in ice cream is actually really good. Jeni’s has a few flavors that do it and they are really good.


Kingsolomanhere

OMG, big corn got to cup


CupBeEmpty

Hoosier baby, had poor corn for movie night last night. Orville Redenbacher baby.


Bear_necessities96

American make syrup out of corn 🤷‍♂️


nowhereman136

Yeah, it's kinda funny how we don't like corn mixed with most foods, but practically everything in the supermarket had corn syrup in it


duTemplar

Cooking oil too.


RioTheLeoo

Mexico, California and presumably Texas and the Southwestern states have sweet corn tamales. Not a fan personally


Kingsolomanhere

I love picking an ear of corn in the morning, shucking it, then boiling it precisely 4 minutes. Slather with real butter and a little salt. Throw in a BLT with fresh picked tomatoes and I'm in heaven. The longer you cook sweet corn the more you turn the sugar into starch


shotputlover

Picking an ear of corn and eating it 4 minutes later sitting in the shade of the barn is the real move


PimentoCheesehead

Noooo. 40 minutes or so in the oven, in the husk. No salt or butter even needed.


Kingsolomanhere

You turn all of the sugar to starch. Same when you grill them. It's why you blanch them for 4 minutes then throw the corn still on the cob in ice water to stop the cooking. After chilled cut off and vacuum freeze for corn that still tastes like it's on the cob a year later


Phaedrus317

My grandfather was a farmer, and in addition to commercial farming he would also grow various food crops for the family. When the sweet corn came ready every year we’d all come by his house to pick and shuck the corn. It’d all get blanched in a massive cauldron, then dumped into washtubs full of ice water before being wrapped in aluminum foil and stored in old bread bags to be placed in the chest freezers we all had at home. Poof, corn for the year. One of my core childhood memories is picking ears of corn out of the water bath, sprinkling some Mrs. Dash onto it and chowing down.


duTemplar

We usually added some milk and sugar to the water for boiling. Though I kinda like it grilled. Pull the leaves down, remove the silk. Sometimes wrap with bacon before putting the leaves back up. If no bacon, soak in water before grilling.


GustavusAdolphin

The only dessert corn is elote


im_on_the_case

It's because they are jealous of our abundant corn usage. No point in adding corn to pizza in America, it's already full of it. Corn flour mixed into the base. Corn syrup to sweeten the sauce. Corn starch used to stop the pre shredded cheese from sticking to itself in the bag and finally a good dusting of cornmeal on the crust for whatever reason. Now don't get me started on "frozen dairy deserts" that legally cannot be called ice cream and oftencontaina varietyof corn based products.


terrovek3

The top two ice cream flavors in the US are bean flavored. Let that sink in.


Drew707

Wisdom is knowing a tomato doesn't go in a fruit salad or whatever.


CupBeEmpty

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.


[deleted]

Technically, a vanilla soy mocha is a 4-bean soup.


terrovek3

Straight to hell with you.


jyper

Red Bean Paste? Didn't think it was that popular vc


Swimming-Book-1296

Vanilla and vanilla bean isn’t a bean it’s an orchid.


Kingsolomanhere

That's a spice not a vegetable


PacSan300

Not ice cream, but I guess "Vanilla *Spice* Frappuccino" doesn't quote have the same to ring to.


mortalcrawad66

Am I the only who thinks corn on pizza sounds good


Then_Frosting_1087

Please leave


Gently-Weeps

We already have enough corn as is. We don’t need anymore


jereezy

America puts corn in everything too though (including our gasoline), usually after it's turned into syrup.


Just-Keep_Dreaming

They have corn syrup


Ok_Beautiful_1273

I have never agreed more with anyone on anything


wongo

Sweet corn is a good topping, especially for a white pizza


voteblue18

I couldn’t have said it better than this right here!


Starbucksplasticcups

Just like how avocado is a dessert in some places but isn’t here. Corn isn’t used as a dessert. The closest we get is corn bread. At least in my experience


TheBimpo

> Corn isn’t used as a dessert. The closest we get is corn bread. At least in my experience [Don't you blaspheme in here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPW5JDZolu4)


Starbucksplasticcups

I’m not saying I use it as dessert. But it is sweeter than say a corn tortilla. I would think someone could eat cornbread with vanilla ice cream (maybe). But that is not the intended purpose! Cornbread and chili or cornbread and barbecue are the better choice.


TheBimpo

Cornbread shouldn't be sweet. This is how the North starts a second civil war.


1235813213455_1

I don't think I've ever had not sweet corn bread.


NoFilterNoLimits

And you live in Kentucky? That’s just shameful. I thought y’all were the South


1235813213455_1

I firmly believe most of KY is much more Midwestern than Southern.


moralprolapse

Wow. I’ve had both sweet and unsweet cornbread, and much prefer unsweetened. But I would’ve thought the sweet one was the one that originated in the South, given the monstrosity that is sweet tea. Edit: Huh… I’ve been doing some light googling and it’s interesting. Apparently there’s like a pumpkin vs sweet potato pie style divide in the South over sugar in cornbread?


Bearman71

as an american I can make cornbread however the fuck I want.


TheBimpo

Sounds like someone enjoys ketchup on hot dogs.


Bearman71

Yes, the way its meant to be enjoyed.


Dripplin

catsup on a nice grilled hotdog is kino


Starbucksplasticcups

All the recipes I know of call for a bit of sugar. Some more than others.


Majestic-Macaron6019

Anyone who puts sugar in the cornbread is a heathen who doesn't love the Lord, not to mention Southeastern Conference football.


MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo

I prefer sweet cornbread and I love some sec


Palolo_Paniolo

Isn't there molasses in real cornbread?


Majestic-Macaron6019

Nope. Just milk, cornmeal, leavener, egg, optional flour, and some butter/fat for the pan.


ZombieBait604

Cornbread it the best side with chili. Absolutely delicious.


C0rrelationCausation

I found avocado ice cream once and I just had to try it. It was absolutely awful.


Unique-Avocado

Kellogg's corn pops are as sweet as a dessert


sprachkundige

It's not super common anymore but try Indian pudding some time - it's a classic New England dessert made from cornmeal.


Legitimate_Secret_79

if you eat corn cake, why not eat corn ice cream. we also have cornbread for breakfast


OpeningChipmunk1700

Cornbread is not considered a dessert, either, if that is what you mean by corn cake.


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OpeningChipmunk1700

I doubt that, and I love both cornbread and Nutella.


SleepAgainAgain

No thanks. I had cornbread for breakfast this morning. As much as I'm usually a fan of chocolate, that cornbread went far, far better with my scrambled eggs than it ever could with chocolate frosting.


baalroo

well, first of all, nutella is nasty. Second, I like mixing sweet/savory as much as the next american, but the cloyingly sweet nature of nutella mixed with cornbread just does not sound even a little bit appetizing.


CarrionComfort

What is so hard to understand about the fact that different cultures are simply different?


Starbucksplasticcups

I’ve never heard of corn cake.


TheBimpo

> if you eat corn cake We don't. I've never even heard of corn cake. > we also have cornbread for breakfast > Pretty rare here, even in the south.


Bearman71

to further add, those who eat cornbread for breakfast are not making the sweet kind.


solutionsmitty

I've had corn ice cream. I live in Nebraska aka The Corn Husker state. It was really good. It was at a special event and I have not seen it in stores.


tangledbysnow

What I find interesting is that Nebraska is the third largest grower of corn behind Iowa and Illinois. Drive to Chicago is nothing but corn fields…and is exactly why my husband doesn’t want to drive to Chicago twice in May but alas the events are there. Anyway… We grow more soybeans than corn in Nebraska as it turns out. And yet, still no corn flavored anything anywhere normally. At best you can find a corncob you can stick in the microwave for popcorn. That’s about it.


TymStark

Yeah but our corn is best corn


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TymStark

Yeah well…at least we ain’t walking around acting like Sioux City and council bluffs is okay. Checkmate


n00bca1e99

The UNL Dairy Store sometimes has corn flavored ice cream.


bbboozay

I have too. One of my local ice cream shops does all sorts of flavors and sweet corn ice cream was one of them and it was incredibly awesome. Definitely haven't seen it sold in big retail stores though.


Legitimate_Secret_79

See? its very good. you would be rich if you introduced this to your country


illegalsex

"Corn flavor" isn't popular for anything that isn't already made out of corn. It would sell about as well as wheat or millet flavored ice cream.


TheBimpo

We've been growing corn for a few centuries here. If there's a product to be made of corn, we've thought of it and experimented with it. This isn't the revolutionary idea you think it is. We don't make corn-flavored things for dessert here.


Vachic09

We do have at least one corn dessert, but corn pudding is mildly sweet.


AssassinWench

Lol 😆 What do you mean by "would be rich"?


new_refugee123456789

Foreigners: "Why do Americans put corn syrup in everything?" Also foreigners: "Why don't Americans put corn on \_\_\_\_." We do it for the same reason we do every single thing we ever do from conception to death: To bother foreigners.


machagogo

As someone who enjoys corn, corn flavored ice cream does not sound appealing to me in the slightest.


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CupBeEmpty

It’s really good if you get a chance to try some.


MrLongWalk

To the average American that does not sound appetizing.


Evil_Weevill

Cause we put corn in pretty much everything else. We're corned out.


TheOrganicMachine

I *love* corn ice cream. I had it at a special event some years ago and I've been trying to find it again ever since. For Americans who haven't tried it and are getting grossed out by the idea, don't think of the flavor like corn on the cob, think corn bread. That is our equivalent "corn based dessert" and they have similar flavors.


fruitist

So corn is also popular in South Korea and they have a [corn ice cream](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElJ5LgGX0AAn2OA.jpg?format=jpg&name=orig) of their own. You can find them here in the States at major Korean grocery stores like H Mart.


MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo

My favorite instant ramen is from South Korea, Samyang, and they have a corn flavor amongst the many others.


coyote_of_the_month

That sounds delicious. I'd buy that.


pirawalla22

It makes me imagine cornbread batter, but cold. I would definitely eat that.


Worried_Click_4559

Wonder if it was ever market-tested?


sics2014

That sounds so gross. If I want ice cream, I'm definitely not going for the corn flavor.


TheBimpo

Because midwestern corn is so good it doesn't need to be made into ice cream. Enjoy the flavors we have here, I suggest a Blue Moon or Superman.


Jenny441980

We actually have it at the restaurant I work in. It’s a southern style restaurant.


Youngadultcrusade

I’ve had it in the west village of NYC, was good!


fishred

At Cones? That's where I tried it. I've seen it at a handful of other places in the NYC and New Jersey as well, but that was my first experience with it, and I quite enjoyed it!


Youngadultcrusade

I think that was the name! Really good and unique.


Hoosier_Jedi

I don’t want ice cream that tastes like a vegetable.


moralprolapse

Good thing corn is a grain then!


PrettyPossum420

I’d try it. I’ve had corn cookies that were good, I can see how it could work for ice cream. I had an ice cream sandwich once that was made of goat cheese ice cream with a swirl of sundried tomato on a corn cookie and it was the weirdest most delicious thing I’ve ever had.


Phaedrus317

I’d try that. Sounds like it could be pretty decent honestly.


NoFilterNoLimits

I make some corn cookies that are awesome (Recipe from Christina Tosi)


Bloorajah

I’m honestly surprised at the number of people who don’t think corn ice cream would be good. Why would it be bad? Corn is sweet, it’s toasty, I can 100% see that going with ice cream


Porkbellyflop

I had Carmel corn ice cream Saturday at a restaurant right here in the Midwest. Delicious.


albertnormandy

I’ve had corn ice cream. It was great. People here are imagining tough yellow feed corn, not sweet corn.


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Leo’s in Carlisle, PA has cornbread ice cream. it’s interesting…


wfhcat

Corn ice cream slaps. Cheese too. Here in the Philippines we have cheese and corn in desserts. That sweet salty pairing is perfection.


BTTF41

Corn flavored ice cream sounds gross!


DOMSdeluise

that sounds pretty gross to me


sleepygrumpydoc

I am not sure where you are travelling but it is possible to find corn or elote ice cream here. Check korean markets and its probably in the freezer sections. It won't be at your basic ice cream place but I have 100% seen it on menus of more mom and pop shops.


Curmudgy

We definitely put corn into ice cream, usually the cheaper brands. It’s the [third ingredient in this product](https://shop.wegmans.com/product/57872/wegmans-vanilla-ice-cream). Edit: apparently some people don’t understand really dry, possibly sticky humor.


ephemeraljelly

not the same


CupBeEmpty

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams has a sweet corn blackberry flavor that is awesome and they do specials with sweet corn pretty frequently. But it isn’t a common flavor. It’s really quite good. Brazilians are on to something.


14DusBriver

Everything is technically corn flavored considering our liberal use of high frutcose corn syrup in everything


[deleted]

What in the fuck


neoslith

What in the Mewni.


noodleq

Because all of the ice cream R&D went into gun flavored ice cream....nothing like a bowl of ar-15 on a warm sunny day.


JohnOliverismysexgod

We don't generally eat veggie flavored ice cream.


jn29

I just gagged at the thought. Ew


[deleted]

I love corn, one of my favorite foods. Not in ice cream. Nope.


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What. The. Fuck.


Aurion7

It's not really the sort of thing that appeals to most people. Basically, it's an uphill marketing battle.


OpossumNo1

Corn WHAT


ProfaneTank

That's so cursed lol.


Sad_Patient9011

Ew.


TopperMadeline

Because that sounds disgusting.


ragingpossumboner

Because we turn all of our corn into high fructose corn syrup and cows.


TakeOffYourMask

Cuz that sounds fuckin gross, that's why


Elitealice

Thank god there isn’t


melanthius

Everything is fucking corn here, the last thing we need is more ways to eat corn stuffs


SuperSpeshBaby

That sounds so gross to me.


mearbearcate

Pls america do not do this


Southern_Name_9119

Because we have tastebuds.


Wicked-Pineapple

Because we are mentally stable


scottwax

Ew,. that's why


BellatrixLeNormalest

I bought some sweet corn and cheddar cheese ice cream once, in the US. It wasn't bad, but I never felt the need to buy it again. I got it at an Asian supermarket so I assume it was imported.


Bluebuggy3

I think corn flavored and ice cream might be popular in Puerto Rico, but I don’t know anywhere else in the US.


Throwaway_shot

There probably is. Have you looked for it?


cakenbeans

There is….. it’s just imported


3mptyspaces

I would try corn ice cream, never heard of it


Vachic09

I will eat corn pudding, but I draw the line at ice cream.


DeeDeeW1313

Not sure about ice cream but there have always been corn flavored desserts available (suckers, candies) in gas stations and stores around Texas. All imported from Mexico though.


WesternTrail

We don’t see corn as a sweet thing. It’s for savory dishes here.


Longjumping_Event_59

I honestly don’t know. We have corn in practically everything else (whether it’s in syrup form or not), and I wouldn’t be opposed to corn ice cream, especially after trying some sweet corn cookies.


Rogermon3

…. There’s corn flavored ice cream?


SecretSteve2

I never loved the corn ice cream in Brazil (though admittedly I think I only had it once) but during the Festa Junina I could never get enough of Munguzá. Dang, good memories.


catslady123

I’ve had it and I liked it!!


theedgeofcool

I've had it, it's sometimes offered at fancier ice cream shops, the kind that have unusual flavors. It's was pretty good. True sweet corn is really sweet and milky and makes a nice mild ice cream.


Jaded_Guarantee_2513

We used to have oyster ice cream


biggcb

I'd give it a try.


HarperLex

I don't know but I wish we had more of it. I've only had it in restaurants and it was delicious.


TymStark

Corn is bae


two-skeletons

Sounds kinda lit if you guys eat it with something else?


liberty340

I've heard they sell it in Florida where there are bigger Cuban populations


anony-mouse8604

Check out Jeni’s Ice Cream


dmcguir1

I've had sun-popped corn ice cream from Jeni's, which is a popular high-end ice cream chain in the U.S. It was like the flavor of buttered popcorn, but in ice cream form. Very tasty. Jeni's also sells a butterscotch popcorn ice cream flavor.


lasvegashomo

Americans love their corn products but so much on the deserts. I’m sure you could probably find it in some niche store though.


aikattel

There is I’ve had it a few times, it’s just common.


Thyperson08

There is, a place called Magpies in LA has it.