Kculli (Morado)

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created by steffen a. at 12.03.2022

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Description

Dark purple, almost black corn from Peru. The corn is eaten young as vegetable corn. The cobs are still soft and a whitish juice comes out when you press your fingernail into the kernel = milk ripeness. Then remove the kernels from the cob with a knife by cutting from top to bottom. Use for vegetable pots, colorful stir-fries and soups. This corn is also traditionally used for something else, namely as a lemonade-like drink with cinnamon or as corn beer. The drink without alcohol is called "Chicha Morada". Contains a lot of anthocyanins and vitamin E, the health substances for cell protection, anti-ageing, strengthening the immune system, circulation and eyesight. Recipe: Chicha Morada 250g corn kernels, 1 piece of pineapple (apple also works), 2 cloves, a small piece of cinnamon, 1.5l water. Boil everything for 1 hour, pour through a sieve, leave to cool. Add the juice of a lime and sugar to taste. Serve cold. Keeps for several days in the fridge.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

The plants can grow very tall. For cultivation as vegetable corn, normal sowing is sufficient; for use as a beverage ingredient, the dried and fully ripened cobs are required. Harvest for consumption: eat young, when the kernels are still soft, fresh, boiled or grilled for a hearty corn taste, later use the hard, dried kernels for drinks