The tribes of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also known as the Iroquois) were growing sweet corn in what later became the northern U.S. and Canada. They introduced it to European settlers in 1779.

Sweet corn comes in a range of kernel colors: yellow, white, and bicolor (yellow and white). Here's a short video about preparing sweet corn. Sweet corn is most often eaten cooked. Peel or “shuck” the ...