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hominy ; maize kernels which have undergonenixtamalization , that is, hulling and soaking and cooking in a alkaline solution
Etymologies
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Examples
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Making real tortillas includes grinding the "nixtamal"
WN.com - Articles related to Independence Day in Surf City USA 2010
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Making real tortillas includes grinding the "nixtamal" (dried field corn soaked in hot slaked lime and water).
WN.com - Articles related to Independence Day in Surf City USA 2010
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Ears of corn hung from a long rope across the top of the left wall to dry before being ground into nixtamal for the up-coming Fiesta de San Bartolome in late August.
A Michoacan tradition: the needlework artistry of Hermelinda Reyes 2009
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Ears of corn hung from a long rope across the top of the left wall to dry before being ground into nixtamal for the up-coming Fiesta de San Bartolome in late August.
A Michoacan tradition: the needlework artistry of Hermelinda Reyes 2009
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Don't miss the tacos, made from special nixtamal corn, the house-made chorizo and their monster cemita poblana.
10 of the best restaurants in Uptown Manhattan, New York 2011
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But if you have access to good masa or nixtamal, the partially cooked and limed whole hominy used to make it, then by all means use it as the foundation here instead of the harina-water combination.
The Food Matters Cookbook Mark Bittman 2010
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As soon as the main midday meal has been served, doña Carlota begins preparing nixtamal for the next day's supply of tortillas.
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As soon as the main midday meal has been served, doña Carlota begins preparing nixtamal for the next day's supply of tortillas.
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Hominy corn is made in much the same way as nixtamal fresh masa paste and masa harina, but the kernels are left whole, or dried and cracked for grits.
Archive 2009-06-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009
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Hominy corn is made in much the same way as nixtamal fresh masa paste and masa harina, but the kernels are left whole, or dried and cracked for grits.
GREENS GALORE! FIBER RICH, LOWER-FAT GUACAMOLE, WITH GREENS-STUFFED MASA CREPES Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009
hernesheir commented on the word nixtamal
Hominy.
February 12, 2010
bilby commented on the word nixtamal
Poor Amal.
February 12, 2010