Corn on the Cob

God probably created corn just to have an excuse to invent melted butter. There’s something about biting down on a Corn on the Cob -- it’s a delicate enough operation to require concentration but primal enough to make you feel like the caveman you always wanted to be.

It is normally eaten while still warm. It is boiled or grilled. It is then often seasoned with salt and buttered before serving. Some diners use specialized skewers, thrust into the ends of the cob, to hold the ear while eating without touching the hot and sticky kernels.

Corn was eaten by Native American tribes before European settlers arrived in the Americas. The Maya ate corn as a staple food crop and ate it off the cob, either roasting or boiling it.