Wow. I have never ever tasted a corn on the cob that is as you describe. Crisp, crunchy, bursting with flavour: yes. I don't, however, buy Tesco Value corn on the cob, so maybe I'm missing some horrible taste "sensation".

I don't mean to be mean, but I really don't know where you've eaten this stuff in the UK, or where it was sourced from. Waitrose and M&S do good stuff. I didn't eat better in California. Part of the problem may be in the cooking ...