On Apr 15, 10:02*am, "Steve Freides" > wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
> > "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> On Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:46:32 +0100, "Ophelia"
> >> ku> wrote:
>
> >>> "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.
>

A friend's late mother was fascinated by native Americans, and spoke
of the Indian trinity of corn, beans, and squash, with chilies for
spice.