O.K., I have a would you eat this.

[Pom]

No this food thing is not at my house.  We had no food and company on the way, so I was out buying groceries today and drove by a gas station in town.  Out front, there was a sign for a  "Corn Cup".  Now this was a large sign, so I am assuming this could be a big deal in these parts, but I don't know.  Corn cup seems like it should be right up there with gas station sushi and that field corn they have on the streets in Mexico when we used to go over to Progresso.  And right there was the mayo sitting there mutating in the hot sun for your very own field corn tasty condiment.


It made me think of this gem too.  Beware...don't say I didn't warn you.

www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000344.php

If you can't get to the link to work, but if you are bored and google inclined, try Steve Don't Eat This, CORN SMUT.


Share something gross you've seen but prefer not to try, well because food poisoning scares you.

[mbcdefg]

I pretty much said "No" and closed this thread once I read "gas station."

[Pom]

Jul 24, 2014 15:41:14 GMT -5 milsaroo said:

When we volunteered in SA for 4 months they had corn cups (what seemed like) all over the place. I love me some corn but man, they put so much butter in the cups it was disgusting. I only eat from food trucks/vendors like that when it's a new experience (which, at that time, it was). Normally I don't eat food that's been sitting out for who knows how long. The idea of getting food from a gas station (like hot dogs/pizza) grosses me out.

Yeah, I don't know and I agree with you...gas station food always seems like something to be wary of, in any form.

The other day, I was out with Mr. Pom navigating for him as we were tracking down some locations in the oil field.  We drive by this half falling down shack and it is SERVING food.   Mr. Pom was all bummed that we'd already eaten because he claims the place has really fab tacos.  Served from crock pots.   Doesn't the health department have to like check on this shit?  I said I'd pass.

[lauralala]

Probably not from the gas station, but I've eaten it purchased from a van set up beside a playground, lol. Do they use mayo on it in SA? In Houston elotes usually have queso fresco, crema, a crazy amount of chili powder, and a lime wedge.

[mbcdefg]

Jul 24, 2014 15:50:31 GMT -5 lauralala said:

Probably not from the gas station, but I've eaten it purchased from a van set up beside a playground, lol. Do they use mayo on it in SA? In Houston elotes usually have queso fresco, crema, a crazy amount of chili powder, and a lime wedge.

I've seen this in NJ but I don't know if I've ever had it.

I really want to try that grilled corn on the cob with the queso fresco on top. Nom nom nom

[lasagnasshole]

Jul 24, 2014 15:45:39 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

I pretty much said "No" and closed this thread once I read "gas station."

I have had one of the best cheeseburgers of my life at a gas station.

But I went to the link, saw the picture, and nearly vommed.

So no, I would not eat that.

[Deleted]

One of the best places to get authentic street tacos in Dallas is in a gas station/car wash...not a kitschy, for-show gas station either. It is in a sketchy part of town and there is a cart where you can get that corn in a cup and it is SO GOOD. I have heard some people call it "crack corn". (fwiw, I eat street food all the time.)

[Pom]

Jul 24, 2014 16:07:15 GMT -5 lasagnasshole said:

Jul 24, 2014 15:45:39 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

I pretty much said "No" and closed this thread once I read "gas station."

I have had one of the best cheeseburgers of my life at a gas station.

But I went to the link, saw the picture, and nearly vommed.

So no, I would not eat that.

FTR, the corn cup and that link are not directly related.  It was something that I have never recovered from seeing either.  I do believe that Volenti posted it originally.  I do love that site though, it is some funny shit.

[lasagnasshole]

Jul 24, 2014 16:14:13 GMT -5 Pom said:

Jul 24, 2014 16:07:15 GMT -5 lasagnasshole said:

I have had one of the best cheeseburgers of my life at a gas station.

But I went to the link, saw the picture, and nearly vommed.

So no, I would not eat that.

FTR, the corn cup and that link are not directly related.  It was something that I have never recovered from seeing either.  I do believe that Volenti posted it originally.  I do love that site though, it is some funny shit.

Well then I still don't know what a corn cup is because my brain shut down at that picture.

[Deleted]

I've never heard of a corn cup.

But I've come across some damn tasty gas station food on our road trips. Some of those privately owned stations in the middle of nowhere can churn out some good stuff.

[curbsideprophet]

I do not know what a corn cup is. Mayo baking in the sun would scare me.

[panicked]

There's a gas station/porn emporium/BBQ joint off of i-80 in the middle of PA. I never ate there, but I was with people who did and they said it was the best BBQ they had ever had. NMS.

[stever]

Ew, no.

[Pom]

Jul 24, 2014 15:50:31 GMT -5 lauralala said:

Probably not from the gas station, but I've eaten it purchased from a van set up beside a playground, lol. Do they use mayo on it in SA? In Houston elotes usually have queso fresco, crema, a crazy amount of chili powder, and a lime wedge.

I haven't totally investigated it yet with regards to the mayo here.  I can see trying something like this from a food truck.  Whole different scenario from the sort of icky gas station in our little town outside of San Antonio.  We have some food trucks in the north part of San Antonio that Mr. P and I are definitely going to try.  Truck foodie-style snacks excite and delight me. 

[spunkarella]

Jul 24, 2014 17:05:18 GMT -5 papiercherri said:

I've never heard of a corn cup.

But I've come across some damn tasty gas station food on our road trips. Some of those privately owned stations in the middle of nowhere can churn out some good stuff.

Ditto! There is a gas station on my way to work that makes the best grits and bacon. The lady that cooks there may or may not know my order on sight...

[msmerymac]

Wait, the link is to Huitlacoche? I've had that. I think it's pretty trendy right now, at least at fancy Mexican places. You can get it on quesadillas or, like, flatbreads and shit.

Not from a can. That looks disgusting.

I mean, it's kind of like a mushroom and/or like something fermented if you want to look at it that way. Like truffles. Or black garlic.

But I'd also eat some questionable stuff. The guys with the fruit cups at freeway exits in LA have the BEST fruit, guys!

[imojoebunny]

I go to some gas station to get breakfast near where my kids take horse riding. At first I was freaked the f out, but the people were so nice, and the food so awesome, I now eat regularly at a gas station that might have a play space for the grandkids in the back, but not closed off from the store or the kitchen, and be made of unpainted wood. Ain't a damn thing in that place up to code. The coffee is awesome though, and those folks can cook real food.

BTW, a lot of manufactured mayo has so much vinegar and other preservatives that, according to Alton Brown, it doesn't even need to be refrigerated.

[perkyderky]

Jul 24, 2014 20:34:24 GMT -5 imojoebunny said:

BTW, a lot of manufactured mayo has so much vinegar and other preservatives that, according to Alton Brown, it doesn't even need to be refrigerated.

The Home Ec teacher at my HS (who was also a friend's mom) told us that back in 1995-1996 ish.  That both store bought mayo and cool whip are mainly....chemicals and "science" rather than "food".  Homemade is a completely different story.

Having said that, since I'm not really sure what a corn cup is and don't like mayo in the first place (homemade or otherwise) I'd skip them both.  But, I wouldn't necessarily knock food just because it's from the gas station.  Some, yes, but not all.  The best burgers in our city, imo, are in a space "in a gas station."  The grocery mini-mart is located in the other half of the building, the burger joint is right next door.  Fuel pumps in front.  Mini mart is getting frustrated because the burger joint has more customers!
  

[Deleted]

I've never heard of a corn cup, but it sounds interesting. The best boudin balls I've ever had came from a sketchy gas station.

[DarcyLongfellow]

Others beat me to it, but I have a weird need to "correct" people who talk about how mayo shouldn't sit out. Unless the gas station was making their own mayo from raw egg yolks, the mayo in the sun would be the least of my worries ;-)

I've never heard of a corn cup. I'm also pretty sure I've never eaten anything from a gas station other than pre-packaged candy/chips and a Krispy Kreme doughnut :-)

However, my parents live in Maryland (home of crab everywhere), and there's a gas station on the main highway near their house that always has a sign out advertising that they have fresh crab (maybe live crab? I have no idea what form a crab should be in when one purchases it), and it always looks packed. I'm fairly certain that it's a truck or something that sells the crab and not the actual gas station, but I could be wrong.

[LoveTrains]

I don't know what a corn cup is, but I love street food.

[msmerymac]

Oh, my husband got the HOTTEST salsa ever from a gas station in New Mexico (hatch chiles, of course). He brought me some, I tasted it, and I started crying.