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Masa or masa de maíz (English: / ˈ m ɑː s ə /; Spanish pronunciation:) is a dough that comes from ground nixtamalized maize. It is used for making corn tortillas, gorditas, tamales, pupusas, and many other Latin American dishes. It is dried and powdered into a flour form called harina de maíz or masa harina.
Harina P.A.N. is used to make the maize flour dough also known as "masa de arepa" or "Masarepa", which is used to make Venezuelan dishes such as arepas, hallacas, empanadas, bollos Pelons, and several Colombian dishes. Harina PAN is commonly found in varieties made from white and yellow corn.
Champurrado is a chocolate-based atole, [1] a warm and thick Mexican beverage. It is prepared with either a masa (lime-treated corn dough), masa harina (a dried version of this dough), or corn flour (simply very finely ground dried corn, especially local varieties grown for atole); piloncillo; water or milk; and occasionally containing cinnamon, anise seed, or vanilla. [2]
Gruma, S.A.B. de C.V., known as Gruma, is a Mexican multinational corn flour (masa) and tortilla manufacturing company headquartered in San Pedro, near Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. It is the largest corn flour and tortilla manufacturer in the world. [1] Its brand names include Mission Foods (Misión in Mexico), Maseca, and Guerrero.
Before the end of subsidies many local tortillerias purchased prepared fresh masa dough from centralized mills, since government-subsidized corn was provided directly to these mills. After the end of subsidies dried masa harina flour was used, as dough mills lost their price advantage. [4] Dried masa harina keeps much better than prepared masa.
To make pupusas, a cook wraps a filling of cheese, pork or spiced beans into tender corn dough, then pats the mixture onto a blazing-hot griddle. A bright topping of slaw-like curtido cuts through ...
Corn fritter – Fried cakes of maize dough; Corn chip – Snack food made from cornmeal; Corn dog – Deep-fried, corn-battered hot dog on a stick; Corn nut – Snack made from corn kernels; Cornick – Filipino deep-fried crunchy corn snack; Hushpuppy – Deep-fried savory food made from cornmeal batter; Milho frito – Portuguese fried ...
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