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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.
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]
Cherokee tamales, also known as bean bread or "broadswords", were made with hominy (in the case of the Cherokee, the masa was made from corn boiled in water treated with wood ashes instead of lime) and beans, and wrapped in green corn leaves or large tree leaves and boiled, similar to the meatless pre-Columbian bean and masa tamales still ...
Júarez and her all-women kitchen arrive around 4 a.m. to clean the corn, which has been nixtamalized on site between 12 and 14 hours. They then grind it into masa, a process that can vary by variety.
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.
An uncooked corn tortilla made with nixtamalized corn at 46% hydration and depending on corn variety used and variations, consists of 45% carbohydrates, 3% fat, and 6% protein (table). In a 100 gram reference amount, a raw corn tortilla supplies 218 calories and is a rich source (20% or higher of the Daily Value , DV) of phosphorus (45% DV) and ...
A corn muffin. Masa or masa harina - Nixtamalized corn used for making tamales and tortillas in Central America, Mexico, and South America. [62] As a batter for a fried food, such as corn dogs [66] [67] Made into bread, as in corn fritters, cornbread, hushpuppies, jonnycakes, or spoonbread [68] [69] [70]
Preparing huaraches. Huarache (sometimes spelled guarache; [waˈɾatʃe] ⓘ) is a popular Mexican dish consisting of masa dough with smashed pinto beans placed in the center before it is given an oblong shape, fried, topped with green or red salsa, onions, potato, cilantro and any manner of protein such as ground beef or tongue, then finished with queso fresco. [1]