Re: CHAT: corn (was: [CHAT] Aussie terminology question)

On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 18:42:39 +1100, Tristan McLeay
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> On 10 Feb 2005, at 6.04 pm, Ray Brown wrote:
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> >>  Within "sweet
> >> corn" there are subdivisions based on color: yellow, white, or mixed,
> >> and the mixed has a special name which I can't recall at the moment.
> >
> > Over here it is always IME the yellow variety.
>
> Yes, I'd never heard of white corn, and the idea seems somewhat
> unappealing.
>
Funny how the color of things influences people's perceptions of how
good or bad something is. White corn is excellent.

Blue corn is wonderful too, no real difference in taste, but it makes
for very interesting chips/crisps.

There are also mixed white and yellow corn varieities.






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