Hominy
Dried nixtamalized corn consumed as food / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Hominy (disambiguation).
Hominy is a food produced from dried maize (corn) kernels that have been treated with an alkali, in a process called nixtamalization (nextamalli is the Nahuatl word for "hominy"). "Lye hominy" is a type of hominy made with lye.[1]
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Place of origin | Mesoamerica |
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Region or state | Americas |
Ingredients generally used | Dried maize (corn) kernels, water, alkali |
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