I tried a new variety of corn two years ago and was totally blown away by its flavor and tenderness. You've probably not heard of it or seen it in stores because it is so tender that it cannot be mechanically harvested, making it impractical for commercial farmers. In Japan however, it has captured 35% of the corn market. The word "mirai" is japanese and roughly translated means "taste of the future." Why is this corn so great? Mirai is a combination of all 3 types of sweet corn - supersweet, sugary enhanced and normal, so it captures the best taste, flavor and texture of any sweet corn. It also holds it's sweetness longer than other sweet corn, lasting up to ten days in the fridge. Mirai is about two weeks earlier to mature than Silver Queen. Up north they say the corn should be "knee high by the 4th of July." In these parts we like to serve it up by Memorial Day.
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