1.   Although it still has a slight corn gluten meal taste, the new pasta was met with approval by panels of professional tasters and ordinary consumers.

2.   But, a few staff members said that the husk protected the true corn taste.

3.   Fresh herbs, especially mint, cilantro, basil or tarragon, will also make corn taste less sweet and more interesting.

4.   Sacrificing the traditional accompaniments of butter and salt, we ate our corn plain, searching for the truest corn taste and best texture.

5.   Two staff members thought it enhanced the natural corn flavor, but others felt it added an impurity that lessened the authentic corn taste.