Nixtamalization of Corn. What is it?
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- In today’s video let’s learn about Nixtamalization, what it is and how it impacts food processing, diet, and health. Why did European populations with a high corn diet suffer from pellagra, while Native American populations did not?
And check out our pervious videos about corn.
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Recipe Rewind | Corn in Powhatan Society -- • Recipe Rewind | Corn i...
An excellent video! As your scientist points out, experiments are ongoing not only with other grains but with beans and vegetables as well- a very exciting and important line of research.
Thank you for this wonderful and understandable lecture. In the Prehistoric American Southwest, the Native Americans used this process…the problem? They used rocks as manos ( hand stones) and metates (grinding surface) to complete the process. The stones left grit in the corn so as the Native Americans aged, they dealt with cavities and tooth loss. Their endurance in the face of such pain is admirable and worthy of great respect. Thanks, again, for all the work required to produce these professional videos. P.S. As a lover of Fritos, thanks to the Native American pioneers (someone had to be first) who discovered this process!
Yes, teeth wear is commonly seen in human remains where grinding or mill stones are commonly used for the processing of grain.
I'm really looking forward to being able to harvest my corn this year so I can try this process myself. Hominy is one of my favorite foods, so being able to make it myself instead of buying it in a can would be a dream 😊😊
Good luck! Let us know how it worked out.
Amazing! I knew about the nutritional benefits of niximalzation of corn but not that the process gives corn "gluten-like" qualities. Learned something great for my gluten-free kids in addition to the history.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it and find it useful. 😊
Very interesting video , 🌽🌽🌽🌽👍👍🤠
Thanks!
When I saw the picture for this video, I thought “ya’ll are making hominy!” My mother was very into nutrition and so I knew generally all the things in it that made it nutritious. Also who invented it.
Very interesting. Is that how hominy is made?
Yes
Yes it is.
interesting,would this be the same thing as hominy ?
Yes
Yes it is.
It is also used for things other than hominy- breads and tamales and more!
Good summary of the process. More stuff on corn would be super interesting, it's so culturally important for so many indigenous groups, it's at the core of the story of the people who first settled this continent. It was also very important to the European settlers, and informed their relationships with the native peoples.
Also, it's nix-tam-al-ization, not nix-tam-al-IT-ization. Many people make this mistake so it's no big deal, but just for future reference and all that.
@saml7610. I agree that the mispronunciation needs to be addressed because now others with then repeat it wrongly, as well. But - it was a nice video for people who didn’t already know this. I’ve known this my entire life - bc it’s part of my culture.
Very good lesson! Thanks
Glad you liked it!
Well done
Well, thank you!
Interesting use of early chemistry. Another great video 😊
Thank you! Cheers!
Great to see Lara out on site and in a video!
We agree!
Also, black beans is being made into a dessert is sometimes cooked with ash - in order to remove all its skin before preparing the dessert!!