This New $3.49 ALDI Freezer Find Is Perfect for the End of Summer

Every so often—OK, maybe quite frequently—I discover fun foods while shopping for my regular haul of groceries at ALDI. I’ve found little desserts, easy entrees and fizzy beverages. And I can now add vegetables to the list of fun finds, as I discovered corn ribs in the seasonal freezer section.

What’s So Great About Season’s Choice Sweet Corn Ribs

First of all, my family loves, loves, loves fresh sweet corn, but sweet corn season only lasts about a month where we live, and this year, sweet corn hasn’t had such sweet prices. So I was happy to discover that at ALDI, you can buy a pound of sweet corn ribs, which is the choicest part of the corn, for $3.49.

The photo on the bag shows what the corn ribs look like after grilling. They don’t come out of the bag with nice grill marks—you have to grill them to get them to look that way, which isn’t hard. (There are other ways to cook the corn ribs, like air frying and microwaving. You could also boil them.)

I would say grilling offers the best taste, as it adds a bit of smoke to the corn’s sweetness. Because they’re the ribs—cobs cut so they can lie flat to grill—grilling is an easy choice. The instructions call for grilling them for 10 to 15 minutes, but if you thaw them out first, they will cook more quickly. 

Then, slather the corn ribs with butter and salt, or you could get fancy. I recommend adding mayo, cotija or Parmesan, a little lime juice, and Tajín to turn them into easy Mexican street corn. 

What’s extra fun about eating these corn ribs is that they easily bend, so you can twist and turn them while eating. Or, at least, that’s what my teenage son thought. I told him it is corn that can twist like him (he’s a gymnast). He wasn’t impressed by my comment. Whether your kids are gymnasts or not, they might have fun bending them, too.