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Nilagang Mais (Boiled Corn) by Angie Pastor.

The more common type of corn in the Philippines is puting mais (white corn), which is stouter and less slender.

Mais

Photo by Mildred Cruz of corn from the province of Pangasinan.

The Tagalog word for ‘corn’ is mais, from the Spanish maiz.

Photo & Recipe of Filipino-Style Sautéed Corn (Ginisang Mais) by Dharl Lozada Librea

Mini versions of Kalamay na Mais by Eva Argenos.

From the Spanish maja blanca. Mahablanka / Mahablanko is a white coconut