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[1] [2] It is a common staple food, and is ground to coarse, medium, and fine consistencies. Coarsely ground corn flour (meal) is known as cornmeal . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] When maize flour is made from maize that has been soaked in an alkaline solution, e.g., limewater (a process known as nixtamalization ), it is called masa harina (or masa flour), which ...
The corn smut fungus, known as huitlacoche, which grows on maize, is a Mexican delicacy. [103] Coarse maize meal is made into a thick porridge in many cultures: from the polenta of Italy, the angu of Brazil, the mămăligă of Romania, to cornmeal mush in the US (or hominy grits in the Southern US) or the food called mieliepap in South Africa ...
Mielie meal, also known as mealie meal or maize meal, is a relatively coarse flour (much coarser than cornflour or cornstarch) made from maize [1] or mealies in Southern Africa. It was originally brought to Africa from the Americas by the Portuguese. [ 2 ]
Maize, or Zea mays subsp mays, a cultivated subspecies also known as "corn" or "sweet corn" in many English-speaking countries. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
Rupjmaize is a traditional dark bread made from rye and is considered to be the staple of the Latvian diet. [1] [2] The first written references to Latvian rye bread are found in a recipes book dating back to 1901.
Mămăligă – Porridge made out of yellow maize flour, traditional in Romania Mămăligă în pături – Romanian layered dish Mămăligă with milk (usually, of cow, but also of sheep or goat), as the first course, and mămăligă with cheese and sour cream (or yoghurt), with a touch of salt (if preferred), as the second course – Romanian ...
To make hominy, field corn (maize) grain is dried, and then it is treated by soaking and cooking the mature (hard) grain in a dilute solution of lye (potassium hydroxide) (which can be produced from water and wood ash) or slaked lime (calcium hydroxide from limestone). The maize is then washed thoroughly to remove the bitter flavor of the lye ...
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