List of maize dishes

This is a list of maize dishes, in which maize (corn) is used as a primary ingredient. Additionally, some foods and beverages that are prepared with maize are listed.

Ingredients

Corn can be processed into an intermediate form to be cooked further. These processes include drying, milling, and nixtamalization.
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Foods

Soups, stews, and porridge

Corn, in the form of cornmeal or kernels of fresh sweet corn, can be boiled or stewed.
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*Ogi - Fermented cereal pudding from Nigeria, typically made from maize, sorghum, or millet
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* Patasca - Peruvian hominy and meat soup
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File:Creamed corn.jpg, Creamed corn is a soup or sauce made by pulping the corn kernels and collecting the milky residue from the corn.
File:Gritsonly.jpg, Grits is a ground-corn food of Native American origin, that is common in the Southern United States and eaten mainly at breakfast.
File:Pudding Corn.jpg, Corn pudding is prepared from stewed corn, water, any of various thickening agents, and optional additional flavoring or texturing ingredients
Image:Ugali and cabbage.jpg, Ugali (top), also known as pap, with cooked cabbage and vegetables
File:Xarém algarvio.jpg, Xarém, a dish from the Algarve, Portugal

Tamales and related

Tamales are a dish of nixtamalized maize that is ground, wrapped in a corn husk, and steamed. Tamales originated in Mesoamerica as early as 8000 to 5000 BC. There are many regional variants and related dishes.
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File:ChiapasTamale2.JPG, Tamales from Chiapas, Mexico
Image:Binaki (Steamed Corn Cake) 1.jpg, Steamed cornmeal Binaki from the Philippines

Breads and cakes

Baked and steamed breads and cakes can be made using corn, often as a flour.
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Corn cake / "Mălai dulce"
- traditional Romanian corn cake, from Transylvania region
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Image:Arepa asada.JPG, A cheese-filled arepa
Image:Skillet cornbread (cropped).jpg, Cornbread cooked in a skillet
Image:Pastel de choclo.jpg, Pastel de choclo is a pastel food based on sweet corn or choclo
File:Talogintza Leioan.jpg, Talo being prepared in Leioa, Biscay

Tortilla dishes

Corn tortillas are used to prepare many other dishes.
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File:Mission Tortilla Triangles.JPG, Tortilla chips

Fried dishes

Assorted fried snacks and other fritters are made from corn or cornmeal.
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Image:Battered Sausage II.jpg, A battered sausage, sliced in half after cooking
Image:Barranquilla buñuelos de maíz.jpg, Corn fritters
File:Cancha corn snack.jpg, Corn nuts, known as ''cancha'' in Peru, are a fried corn snack
File:09679jfFilipino cuisine foods desserts breads Landmarks Bulacanfvf 02.jpg, Cornick from the Philippines is soaked for three days before deep-frying

Other

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* Grontol - traditional meal from entral Javaarea of ndonesiamade from boiled corn kernels that have been soaked overnight, and mixed with steamed grated coconut.
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Image:Boiled corn on a white plate.jpg, Boiled corn on a white plate
File:Candied popcorn bliss bombs.jpg, Candied popcorn

Beverages

Corn can be fermented into alcoholic drinks, infused as a tisane, or ground and used to thicken drinks.
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File:Feria del Atole.JPG, Atole served at the Atole Fair in Coacalco de Berriozábal, State of Mexico
File:Chicha maiz morado.jpg, Chicha morada being prepared in Peru: unfermented chicha made from purple maize and boiled with pineapple and spices
File:CloseServingPozol.jpg, Pozol being served at the boardwalk of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas
File:Tejate drink.JPG, Tejate is a maize and cacao beverage traditionally made in Oaxaca, Mexico, originating from pre-Hispanic times.
File:Chicha de jora.JPG, Chicha de jora is a Peruvian corn beer chicha

See also

* List of edible seeds
* List of Mexican dishes
* List of sweetcorn varieties

References

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