HOMINY

Hominy

Hominy consists of dried maize kernels which have been treated with an alkali in a process called nixtamalization.

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hominy

Noun

  1. A food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits.


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