cornmeal
Ground maize flour
Cornmeal is dried corn ground into a coarse flour, used in baking and cooking.
It's the base for cornbread, polenta, and grits, and can coat foods before frying: catfish dredged in cornmeal.
Cornmeal ranges from fine to coarse grind and may be white, yellow, or blue depending on the corn variety.
Boiled ground maize
- polentaCooked cornmeal dish
- mushSoft, thick mass
- hasty-puddingBoiled cornmeal or flour porridge
- atoleSweetened masa beverage
spoonbread · creamy · simmered · stovetop · comfort · hearty · warm · breakfast
Individual baked breakfast cakes
- johnnycakesFried cornmeal cakes
- hoecakesFried cornmeal flatbread
- hushpuppiesFried cornmeal dough balls
- frittersFried batter with filling
pancakes · waffles · spoonbread · batter · crust · golden · skillet · dusting
Rough in texture
- fineAcceptable in quality
- grittyCoarse or courageous
- granularMade of tiny particles
- stone-groundCrushed by rock wheels
grainy · sandy · crumbly · powdery · steel-cut · rough · unrefined · bolted
Thin unleavened flatbreads
- arepasSouth American corn cakes
- pupusasStuffed masa griddle cakes
- sopesThick corn masa bases
- gorditasStuffed thick corn cakes
tostadas · masa · harina · pressed · griddle · comal · handmade
grits
Boiled ground maize
- polentaCooked cornmeal dish
- mushSoft, thick mass
- hasty-puddingBoiled cornmeal or flour porridge
atole · spoonbread · creamy · simmered · stovetop · comfort · hearty · warm · breakfast · hominy
muffins
Individual baked breakfast cakes
- johnnycakesFried cornmeal cakes
- hoecakesFried cornmeal flatbread
- hushpuppiesFried cornmeal dough balls
fritters · pancakes · waffles · spoonbread · batter · crust · golden · skillet · dusting · coating
coarse
Rough in texture
stone-ground · grainy · sandy · crumbly · powdery · steel-cut · rough · unrefined · bolted · sifted
tortillas
Thin unleavened flatbreads
gorditas · tostadas · masa · harina · pressed · griddle · comal · handmade
maize
Cob-bearing cereal crop
grain · staple · yield · storage · dried · subsistence · provision
masa
Nixtamalized corn dough
wrapped · holiday · traditional · lard · dough
- gluten-free grainsrice, millet, quinoa, sorghum, teff
- Grain Alternativesalmond flour, coconut flour, tapioca, arrowroot, chickpea flour
- Native Foodspemmican, wild rice, bison, venison, three sisters
- cornhominy, husk, masa, grits, polenta
- carbsflour, pasta, rice, bread, oatmeal
- cheap foodsrice, pasta, beans, potatoes, ramen