Food Obsessions: The Best Corn Dishes in Hong Kong

It's corn! The viral video and song that features a kid who really likes corn has sparked worldwide corn mania

“For me, I really like corn,” says a young boy in earnest during an interview on the popular Instagram account Recess Therapy. What started as an adorable declaration of this child's love for corn is now one of the latest trending videos that have gone viral on social media (watch the full video below).

Now, complete with a musical mash-up called “It's Corn” that has been produced with snippets from the interview, the internet seems to have united over this humble vegetable. In light of this new food obsession, we went looking for the best corn dishes in Hong Kong and found some rather tempting options.

Yardbird

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A well-loved corn dish in Hong Kong, Yardbird's corn tempura balls are the ideal snack when sipping one of their whisky highballs. Seasoned simply with salt and pepper, this light and crispy snack manages to retain the sweet juice from each kernel. It's no wonder it's stayed on the menu after all these years.

Yardbird, Winsome House, G/F, 154-158 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong; +852 2547 9273

Amber

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Chef Richard Ekkebus takes corn to a whole new level with this dish at Amber. The sweet Okinawan corn is cold pressed and matched with rich taiyouran egg yolk before it's layered under seawater foam, Kristal Schrenki caviar and a thin tuile of corn topped with the fragrant zest of sudachi.

Amber, 7F, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 15 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong; +852 2132 0066

Chino

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At Chino, the corn avocado tostada takes a fried corn tortilla and tops it with grilled corn, creamy avocado, salsa, cherry tomatoes, black bean and cotija cheese. The result is refreshing, crunchy, sweet, savoury and all sorts of tasty. They also have grilled corn smothered in chipotle kewpie and cotija which is always worth the mess.

Chino, 1B New Praya, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong, +852 2606 0588

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Ta Vie

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The sweetcorn mousse at Ta Vie is a light and refreshing dish that combines Hokkaido crab for seasonal sweetness and Cajun butter sauce. The dish is currently available on the tasting menu alongside other signature dishes created by chef Hideaki Sato.

Ta Vie, 2/F, The Pottinger, No. 74 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong Kong; +852 2668 6488

Cruise

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The charred corn salad at Cruise incorporates prawns, cherry tomatoes, egg, peanuts, chilli and lime for an addictive mix of sweet, sour and slightly spicy flavours which makes for a great starter or side but is a star all on its own too. The dish is available as an a la carte item and on the weekend brunch menu.

Cruise, 23/F, West Tower, Hyatt Centric, 1 North Point Estate Lane, North Point, Hong Kong; +852 3896 9898

Fukuro

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Another crowd-pleasing corn dish is the crispy caramel butter corn from Fukuro. The sweet corn is cut up into smaller easier-to-bite pieces and caramelised on the cob resulting in a snack that will hit both sweet and salty cravings.

Fukuro, G/F, Winly Building, 1-5 Elgin Street, Central, Hong Kong; +852 2333 8841

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Henry

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A sweet addition to this list comes in the form of a sweet corn sundae. The American grill and smokehouse's chef, Mario Tolentino, has created a real treat made up of corn cake, corn ice cream, maraschino cherries, and caramel popcorn. As the “corn kid” would say so himself: it's corn-tastic!

Henry, 5/F, Rosewood Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong; +852 3891 8732