CORN EIGHT ROW RED

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EIGHT ROW CORN

“Ottofile” corn is so called from the number of rows of kernels, eight in fact, on the cob of the cob. It was also called "king's meliga" because King Vittorio Emanuele II  he particularly appreciated it.

The grain is heart-shaped, flat, smooth and shiny. The color  ranges from white, yellow, orange and red. The cob is white, and there is a black dot where the beans attach to the cob. The flavor of the flour is particularly sweet and the aroma intense. But the yield is not high. The harvest is rather late and also resists drought well. If produced in plains where its can be irrigated  yield increases a lot.

Usually

Eight-row white corn is suitable for pizzas, focaccias and breading

eight-row yellow corn is suitable for polenta 

eight row orange corn is suitable for biscuits

eight row red corn is suitable for  biscuits and sweets in general