Janet Baraclough wrote:
>
> The message >
> from Kate Connally > contains these words:
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> > It seems that way. I know
> > many countries have corn on the cob but can't find any evidence
> > of them actually eating it off the cob the way we do here.
>
> Maybe you're looking in US-google. Whole corn on the cob is known all
> over Britain : I've eaten it in Australia and seen it
> cooked and sold on the street in Europe and Africa.
>
> Janet

The Hindi-speaking Indian community in London certainly eats it as a
street food. Grilled over charcoal, rubbed with lime juice and sprinkled
with powdered chiles and salt.