Cornmeal

Cornmeal is a meal or a cell membrane ground from dried corn. It is a common staple food, and is ground to coarse, medium, and fine consistencies, but not as fine as wheat flour can be. In Mexico, very finely ground cornmeal is referred to as corn flour. When fine cornmeal is made from maize that has been soaked in an alkaline solution, e.g., limewater, it is called masa harina, which is used for making arepas, tamales and tortillas. Boiled cornmeal is called polenta in Italy and is also a traditional dish and bread substitute in Romania.

Examples

Grits

Cornmeal porridge

Polenta

Cornmeal boiled into a porridge

Contained by

Akple

Almojábana

Colombian buns made with corn flour and cuajada milk curd

Banku

Bohinjski žganci

Slovenian cornmeal porridge dish

Cornbread

Bread made with corn meal

Cornmeal biscuit

Biscuit made with cornmeal

Cornmeal cookie

Sweet cookie made with cornmeal

Cornmeal muffin

Muffin made with cornmeal

Cornmeal mush

Cornmeal pudding, usually fried

Fried mush

Fried cornmeal pancakes

Hushpuppy

savory food made from cornmeal batter

Indian mush

Historical term for cornmeal porridge

Indian Pudding

American corn meal pudding

Isidudu

soft porridge made from ground corn known as mealie meal

Livermush

American pork and cornmeal dish

Makki ki roti

Corn flatbread

Mandoca

Venezuelan fried dough dessert

American cornmeal and tomato casserole

Torkarebl

Torta Sbrisolona

Contained by: Akple Almojábana Banku Bohinjski žganci^hr Cornbread Cornmeal biscuit Cornmeal cookie Cornmeal muffin Cornmeal mush Fried mush Hushpuppy Indian Pudding Indian mush Isidudu Livermush Makki ki roti Mandoca^es Piki bread Ribel Tamale pie Torkarebl Torta Sbrisolona

Characteristic of: Southern cuisine

Subcategories: Grits Polenta

Categories: All-purpose flour Gluten-free flour Grain

Contains: Corn

Also known as:

English: Corn flourCornflourcorn meal

French: farine de maïs

German: Maisgries

Wikidata ID: Q110184114

Wikipedia title: Cornmeal

References:

Wikipedia article: Cornmeal