Maize as Food

Corn is prepared and consumed in a multitude of ways. Ground and pounded, the meal may be boiled, baked or fried, cooked with water to provide a thick mush or dough, or a thinner consistency to provide gruel, porridge or soup. The whole grain may be boiled or roasted and it may be fermented. Tamales are produced by steaming the dough. Cornbread is made by mixing the meal with wheat flour. Immature cobs, preferably sweet corn, are boiled and eaten as corn on the cob, or the grain may be removed and eaten as a vegetable, or it may be canned. More mature cobs are roasted.

Last week we talked about how corn or maize came to be one of the most important cereals in the world. This week, a look at the maize as food.

TTFN, Fred.

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Maize as Food