सुमु आरो रेसम-गोनां, गोर्लै खोमाफोरखौ गोथां जानो हायो, नाथाय लायफाङा रायोब्ला (सरासनस्रायै गोलोम-बोथोर दानफोर समाव), सुमुवा गोरासिन जायो आरो रेसमफोरा जानो-हायैसिम रानो।
Young ears can be consumed raw, with the cob and silk, but as the plant matures (usually during the summer months), the cob becomes tougher and the silk dries to inedibility.