Several years ago, a Lithuanian friend of ours moved to the United States to attend school. When asked once what he liked about America, he replied, “corn on the cob!” Corn is used abundantly in Lithuania for things like cereal, snacks, and flour, but most of our friends tell us that cob corn is “pig food.” It’s an understandable sentiment, really. We’ve seen corn on the cob for sale in the produce section a few times, but it’s usually pretty sad looking, and would probably be more appealing to a hungry pig.

So, when we were walking through a large grocery store the other day and spotted fresh, golden-coloured corn, we couldn’t resist. I’ll admit, we were a bit skeptical; they looked beautiful, but they were covered in cellophane, so we couldn’t feel or smell them like we are used to. And at 3 Litas each, they were hardly a bargain, but we (or our stomachs) decided that it was worth it, so we bought one for each of us.
corn on the cob
I have no idea what type of corn this was, but oh…it was tasty! It cooked up wonderfully, stayed nice and crunchy, and had much more flavour than I expected. It wasn’t a very sweet corn, but it tasted fantastic with a little butter, salt and pepper. The only thing that was missing was those little corn shaped holders that go on the ends!

* The title of this post comes from the classic Broadway production, “South Pacific” in a song called “I’m in Love With a Wonderful Guy.” Which I am ☺