Ophelia wrote:
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:46:32 +0100, "Ophelia"
>> ku> wrote:
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>>>
>>> "notbob" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 2013-04-15, notbob > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Ok I found it, but does anyone here do all that?
>>>>
>>>> Oh, I guess I didn't really address your question.
>>>>
>>>> No. Most ppl, including Mexicans, jes buy canned hominy. Juanita's
>>>> sells hominy in gallon cans. My late step-mom, who was
>>>> Mexican, would go down to the local taqueria and buy a bag of
>>>> fresh nixtamal. I tried that at one of our local Mex mkts, which
>>>> DID make their own fresh tortillas, and asked for some fresh
>>>> nixtamal, but the workers looked at me like I was from outer space
>>>> and feigned ignorance. Yer basic "go away stupid gringo" act. So,
>>>> it's make yer own or buy canned.
>>>
>>> Thanks, Bob. I very much doubt I would find anyone here who makes
>>> such things At least I don't know any Mexicans. I do like to
>>> know about various foods and you have satisfied my curiousity
>>>
>>>
>>>> If you can find someone who makes it and is willing to sell it to
>>>> you, go for it. It really is great in homemade pozole. As an
>>>> FYI, it's pronounced NEEZ-tah-mal.
>>>
>>> Thank you! I shall be sure to pronounce it correctly now
>>> --
>> You did check Wiki and find out that without the process a lot of
>> nutrients in the corn are not available for human consumption?
>
> No, I hadn't seen that. That is very interesting, thanks. Human
> knowledge and inventiveness never fails to impress!

Yes. My sister has lately been telling me that there is a sort of
"darwinism of food" school of thought that says that many traditional
foods and food combinations "evolved" into what they were because of
their nutritional value. I think hummus and parsley was one of them -
something in the parsley increases bioavailability of some of the
proteins or vitamins in the hummus. Nixtamal is one of those - track
down the episode of the Food Network TV show, "Good Eats" about all this
and watch it.

-S-