Everything changed for 7-year-old Tariq when he slapped some butter on an ear of corn. He knew it tasted good, but butter made it better. His passion for produce landed him a sweet gig last Saturday as South Dakota's official Corn-bassador.
Some people might see corn as just a starchy vegetable. But to Tariq (whose last name wasn't released for privacy reasons), it's a big, beautiful lump with knobs on it. His favorite part is the juice that comes out as he's chowing down, he told an interviewer on the YouTube channel Recess Therapy in a video posted last month.
