Vegetables
Corn / Sweet Corn
Corn / Sweet Corn here means a fresh cob with kernels attached in orderly rows, often inside a green husk.
- 繁體中文
- 粟米
- English
- Corn / Sweet Corn
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Jagung
- Tagalog
- Mais
What is it?
Corn / Sweet Corn here means a fresh cob with kernels attached in orderly rows, often inside a green husk. This page follows the authoritative HK-market name and identification scope.
How to identify it
Look for rows of kernels fixed to a central cob with husk and silk; loose kernels alone do not prove the variety.
- long cylindrical cob
- kernels attached in rows
- green husk and corn silk may remain
Common confusion
Canned or loose kernels lack the intact cob, so kernel colour alone cannot identify this fresh-corn entry.
Common Hong Kong household uses
Use Corn / Sweet Corn only where the recipe names it, following the stated amount and cooking method.
Preparation or handling
Wash thoroughly under clean running water immediately before preparation; CFS does not recommend soap or produce wash.
Storage
Follow CFS vegetable-storage guidance and purchase directions; if washed before storage, dry thoroughly first.
Helper tip
Canned or loose kernels lack the intact cob, so kernel colour alone cannot identify this fresh-corn entry.
What Ma’am or Sir may say
買粟米。The employer is asking you to buy Corn / Sweet Corn; check the market sign or original package.
Useful market phrase
我想買粟米。Does the image look correct?
Last reviewed
Sources
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Public Market Items Multilingual Booklet
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Public Market Items - Gourds
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Gourds and other vegetables Cantonese pinyin
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Safe and Fresh: Practical Tips for Storing Vegetables
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Pesticide Residues in Food - Frequently Asked Questions