Corn "whiskers" can be eaten

. Are you throwing away corn "whiskers"? Actually, that's a waste..! Did you know that corn whiskers are edible? (I only recently found out...!)

(I only found out recently...!) Corn whiskers contain plenty of potassium and other nutrients. It can be eaten raw and washed in salads, boiled quickly and served in miso soup or soup, or stir-fried with corn kernels to make "butter mustard corn.

This time, our editorial staff tried it raw in a salad!

Corn Beard Salad

Directions

Peel the corn and remove the beards. Cut off any brownish parts, as they are not tasty.


Wash the whiskers and cut them into chunks of easy-to-eat length.


Arrange on a serving dish to complete the dish! Serve with your favorite dressing.



Crunchy, fresh, slightly sweet...delicious~! I was surprised at how tasty it is when you eat just the whiskers, unlike the impression I had when I ate corn and one or two unintentionally came into my mouth and I thought, "I ate the whiskers..."!

I want to beat myself up for thinking, "It's so wrinkled and depressing..." as I peeled the skin and whiskers.


Boiling, boiling, or stir-frying is fine, but I personally like its crunchy texture and fresh sweetness, so I would like you to try it raw!

Corn cores can be used to

cook rice

. Like the whiskers, corn cores are full of flavor, so it would be a shame to throw them away! We recommend cooking the core together with the kernels in a rice cooker to make corn rice. Of course, you can also cook the rice with the whiskers as well!

2 cups of rice
1 stalk of corn
Pinch of salt
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
1 tablespoon of sake
Butter (to taste) to taste

Peel the corn, remove the whiskers, and scrape off the kernels with a knife.


Put the rice in a rice cooker with a pinch of salt and 1 tablespoon each of soy sauce and sake.

Add corn kernels. If you are using the corn kernels, cut them into chunks and add them to the rice.


Finally, place the corn kernels on top and turn on the rice cooker!


When the rice is finished cooking, remove the kernels and mix well. Serve in a bowl and top with butter if desired!




When you try it, the sweetness that bursts from the crispy corn kernels and the flavor that is released from the core and soaked into the rice fills your mouth and is insanely delicious! Even my family members, who do not like boiled corn much, loved this corn rice so much that they had to have another serving.

Please try this nutritious recipe using corn whiskers and kernels when they are in season!