kernels. The Maya used nixtamal to produce beers that more resembled chicha than pulque. When bacteria were introduced to nixtamal it created a type of...

hominy or nixtamal. Nixtamal has many uses, contemporary and historic. Whole nixtamal may be used fresh or dried for later use. Whole nixtamal is used in...

process called nixtamalization, maize is cooked with nextli to become nixtamal, also known as hominy. Nixtamalization significantly increases the bioavailability...

burnt tortilla, almost imperceptible. A very light amount of salt in the nixtamal dough with which it is prepared in some cases, as well as its cooking almost...

concave. Nixtamal was placed on top of the metate and the mano, effectively a rough cylindrical stone, was rolled over it, grinding the nixtamal. The mano...

alkali[citation needed]. The tamal (or tamale) of Mexico is also made from nixtamal (the Nahuatl word for hominy is the source of the term 'nixtamalization')...

popular flour used in Mexican cuisine to make corn tortillas and tamales. Nixtamal is similar, but uses calcium hydroxide instead of sodium hydroxide. Sodium...

the Curculionidae. Sisal weevil larvae, known as picudo del agave or "nixtamal worms", are a traditional food in parts of Mexico. "Scyphophorus acupunctatus...

nixtamalization. The Maya used nixtamal meal to make porridges and tamales. Maize is a staple of Mexican cuisine. Masa (nixtamal) is the main ingredient for...

Guacamole Huauzontle Huitlacoche (corn smut) Mezcal Mezquitamal Mole Nanche Nixtamal (hominy paste) Pinole Pozole (hominy) Pulque Tamal (tamale) Tequila Tejocote...