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Cornmeal is flour
Flour

Flour is a powder made of cereal grains. It is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many civilizations, making the availability of adequate supplies of flour a major economic and political issue at various times throughout history....
 ground from dried corn
Maize

Maize , known as corn in some countries, is a cereal domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents....
, and is a common staple food
Staple food

A staple food is a food that can be stored for use throughout the year and forms the basis of a traditional diet. Staple foods vary from place to place, but are typically inexpensive starchy foods of vegetable origin that are high in food energy and carbohydrate....
. In the United States it is also called cornflour. (In the United Kingdom, the word cornflour denotes cornstarch
Cornstarch

Cornstarch, or cornflour, is the starch of the corn grain. It is also grown from the endosperm, or white heart, of the corn seed. It has a distinctive appearance and feel when mixed raw with water or milk, giving easily to gentle pressure but resisting sudden pressure ....
.)

l ground yellow cornmeal, common mostly in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, has the husk
Husk

Husk in botany is the outer shell or coating of a seed....
 and germ
Cereal germ

The germ of a cereal is the reproductive part that germinates to grow into a plant; it is the embryo of the seed....
 of the maize kernel
Seed

A seed is a small Plant embryogenesis plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some Food storage. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant....
 almost completely removed. It is conserved
Food preservation

Food preservation is the process of treating and handling food to stop or greatly slow down spoilage caused or accelerated by micro-organisms....
 almost indefinitely if stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.

Stone ground cornmeal retains some of the hull and germ, lending a little more flavor
Flavor

Flavor or flavour is the sensory impression of a food or other chemical substance, and is determined mainly by the chemical senses of taste and olfaction....
 and nutrition
Nutrition

Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with good nutrition....
 to recipe
Recipe

A recipe is a set of instructions that show how to prepare or make something, especially a culinary dish .Modern culinary recipes normally consist of several components:...
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Cornmeal is flour
Flour

Flour is a powder made of cereal grains. It is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many civilizations, making the availability of adequate supplies of flour a major economic and political issue at various times throughout history....
 ground from dried corn
Maize

Maize , known as corn in some countries, is a cereal domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents....
, and is a common staple food
Staple food

A staple food is a food that can be stored for use throughout the year and forms the basis of a traditional diet. Staple foods vary from place to place, but are typically inexpensive starchy foods of vegetable origin that are high in food energy and carbohydrate....
. In the United States it is also called cornflour. (In the United Kingdom, the word cornflour denotes cornstarch
Cornstarch

Cornstarch, or cornflour, is the starch of the corn grain. It is also grown from the endosperm, or white heart, of the corn seed. It has a distinctive appearance and feel when mixed raw with water or milk, giving easily to gentle pressure but resisting sudden pressure ....
.)

Types

Steel ground yellow cornmeal, common mostly in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, has the husk
Husk

Husk in botany is the outer shell or coating of a seed....
 and germ
Cereal germ

The germ of a cereal is the reproductive part that germinates to grow into a plant; it is the embryo of the seed....
 of the maize kernel
Seed

A seed is a small Plant embryogenesis plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some Food storage. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant....
 almost completely removed. It is conserved
Food preservation

Food preservation is the process of treating and handling food to stop or greatly slow down spoilage caused or accelerated by micro-organisms....
 almost indefinitely if stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.

Stone ground cornmeal retains some of the hull and germ, lending a little more flavor
Flavor

Flavor or flavour is the sensory impression of a food or other chemical substance, and is determined mainly by the chemical senses of taste and olfaction....
 and nutrition
Nutrition

Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with good nutrition....
 to recipe
Recipe

A recipe is a set of instructions that show how to prepare or make something, especially a culinary dish .Modern culinary recipes normally consist of several components:...
s. It is more perishable, but will store longer if refrigerated
Refrigeration

Refrigeration is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space, or from a substance, and moving it to a place where it is unobjectionable....
. However it too can have a fairly long shelf life of many months if kept in a reasonably cool place. It can also be used for cornmeal cakes.

White cornmeal (mealie meal) is more traditional in Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
. It is also popular in the Southern United States
Southern United States

The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States....
 for making cornbread
Cornbread

Cornbread is a generic name for any number of quick breads containing cornmeal. As maize is native to North America, it is not surprising that the various kinds of cornbreads are more prevalent in the New World....
. Blue cornmeal is made from the rarer blue corn or by adding blue food coloring.

Regional usages


Africa: synonymous and similar side dishes

  • Nshima
    Nshima

    Nshima or nsima is a cornmeal product and a staple food in Zambia and Malawi. It is made from ground maize flour known locally as mielie-meal....
     and Nsima, Zambia
    Zambia

    The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
     and Malawi
    Malawi

    The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast and Mozambique, which surrounds it on the east, south and west....
     respectively
  • Nomadi
    Nomadi

    Nomadi is an Italian band formed in 1963 and still present on the music scene....
    , Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Democratic Republic of the Congo

    The Democratic Republic of the Congo , is a country in central Africa with a small length of Atlantic coastline. It is the third largest list of African countries in order of geographical area....
  • Sadza
    Sadza

    Sadza is the Shona language name for a cooked pulverized grain meal that is the staple food in Zimbabwe. Other names include isitshwala ....
    , Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe

    Zimbabwe , is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo River rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east....
  • Ugali
    Ugali

    Ugali Is a Swahili word for a particular dish, is a cornmeal product and a staple food starch component of many African meals, especially in Southern and East Africa....
    , East Africa
    East Africa

    East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN subregion, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
     (aka. Sima, and Posho in Uganda
    Uganda

    The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania....
    )
  • Mielie-meal
    Mielie-meal

    In South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and many other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, a staple food made from either stamped or ground maize . It is traditionally made into many forms of dishes, such as Umngqusho, sour-milk porridge, Pap , or even Umqombothi ....
     or mealie pap, southern Africa
    Southern Africa

    Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics, consisting of numerous territories....
  • Recipes that may utilize cornmeal as an additional ingredient are Fufu
    Fufu

    Fufu, variants include foofoo, foufou, foutou or fufu, is a staple food of West Africa and Central Africa. It is a thick paste or porridge usually made by boiling starchy root vegetables in water and pounding with a large Mortar and pestle until the desired consistency is reached....
     (aka. foufou) in Central
    Central Africa

    Central Africa is a core region of the African continent often considered to include Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
     and West Africa
    West Africa

    West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the United Nations subregion of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries distributed over an area of approximately 5 million square km:...
    , and Injera
    Injera

    Injera or taita is a pancake-like bread made out of teff flour. It is traditionally eaten in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia , Yemen, and by the Nuer people of Sudan....
     in Ethiopia
    Ethiopia

    Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
    , Somalia
    Somalia

    Somalia , officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa....
     and Eritrea
    Eritrea

    Eritrea , officially the Country of Eritrea, is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast....
     (aka Lahoh in Eritrea).


Europe

  • Kachamak (Bulgarian: ???????), Bulgaria
  • Mamaliga
    Mamaliga

    Mamaliga is a dish made out of yellow maize traditional for Romania, Moldova and Ukraine. It is better known to the rest of the world in its Italian language form - polenta....
    , Romania
  • Farina di granturco, Italy (not the same as farina
    Farina (food)

    Farina is a cereal food, frequently described as mild-tasting, usually served warm, made from cereal grains. In contemporary English use, the word usually refers to semolina or Cream of Wheat made from soft wheat....
     which is made from wheat
    Wheat

    Wheat , is a worldwide cultivated Poaceae from the Levant region of the Middle East. Globally, after maize, wheat is the second most-produced food among the cereal just above rice....
    .)
  • Polenta
    Polenta

    Polenta is a dish made from boiled cornmeal. Although the word is borrowed into English language from Italian language, the dish is popular in Italian cuisine, Slovenian cuisine, Savoyard, Swiss cuisine, Austrian cuisine, Portuguese cuisine, Bosnian cuisine, Croatian cuisine , Cuban cuisine, American cuisine, Hungarian cuisine , Serbian cui...
    , southern Europe - especially Italy
  • Arapash or Harapash, Albania - similar to the Romanian style but often combined with lamb organs, or/and feta cheese (like the Greek feta
    Feta

    Feta or Feta is a brine cheese curd cheese traditionally made in Greece. A sheep?s milk cheese, varying amounts of goats? milk may be added, as long as this milk makes up less than 30% of the total mixture....
    )


South Asia

  • Makki di roti
    Makki di roti

    Makki di roti refers to a special type of roti made from maize flour. Roti, in general, refers to Cuisine of India and Cuisine of Pakistan flatbread cooked on an tava....
    , A traditional Punjabi
    Punjabi cuisine

    Punjabi cuisine .Punjabi cuisine can be non-vegetarian or completely vegetarian. One of the main features of Punjabi cuisine is its diverse range of dishes....
     bread often eaten with Saag
    Saag

    Saag is a Spinach and Mustard plant based curry dish eaten in India and Pakistan with bread such as roti or naan. Saag can be made from spinach, mustard plant, or other leaf vegetable, along with added spices and sometimes other ingredients....
     in India
    India

    India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
     and Pakistan
    Pakistan

    Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...


Meso- and South America

  • Cou-Cou, is part of the National dish of Barbados
    Barbados

    Barbados , situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Continental Island-island nation in the western Atlantic Ocean. Located at roughly 13? North of the equator and 59? West of the prime meridian, it is considered a part of the Lesser Antilles....
     which goes by the name "Cou-Cou and Flying fish."
  • Masa
    Masa

    File:Nixtamal.jpgMasa is Spanish language for dough, but in Mexico it sometimes refers to cornmeal dough . It is used for making tortillas, tamales, pupusas, arepas and many other Latin American cuisine....
    , used for making tortilla
    Tortilla

    This aticle contains information about corn tortilla.For fluor tortilla, see: Flour tortilla For spanish tortilla, see: Tortilla_de_patatas...
    s arepas and tamale
    Tamale

    A tamale , is a traditional Indigenous peoples of the Americas food consisting of steam-cooked maize dough with or without a filling. Tamales can be filled with meats, cheese , and sliced Chili pepper or any preparation according to taste....
    s in Mexico, Central America, and South America
  • Fubá, Brazil
    Brazil

    Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
  • Funchi, a cornmeal mush consumed on the island of Curaçao
    Curaçao

    Cura?ao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The island area of Cura?ao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Cura?ao , is one of five islands of the Netherlands Antilles of the Netherlands Antilles, and as such, is a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands....


USA

  • Grits
    Grits

    Grits is a Native Americans in the United States maize-based food common in the Southern United States, consisting of coarsely ground maize. Grits can also be made from wheat....
  • Cornbread
    Cornbread

    Cornbread is a generic name for any number of quick breads containing cornmeal. As maize is native to North America, it is not surprising that the various kinds of cornbreads are more prevalent in the New World....
  • Hominy
    Hominy

    Hominy or nixtamal is dried maize kernels which have been treated with an alkali.The traditional United States version involves soaking dried corn in lye-water , traditionally derived from wood ash, until the hulls are removed....
  • Mush
  • Jonnycake
    Jonnycake

    Jonnycake is a baked cornmeal flatbread, and was a popular Staple food. The dough was set on a wooden board or barrel stave and placed at an angle in front of an open fire to bake....
  • Hushpuppy
    Hushpuppy

    Hushpuppies or Hush puppies are a southern American food consisting of small cornmeal breads that are deep fried or baked in a spherical, oblong, or ring shape....
  • Corndog


Other uses

  • As a release agent
    Release agent

    A release agent is a chemical used to get a slip effect. It can provide a solution in processes involving Mould release, Die casting release, plastic release, and tire and Web release....
     to prevent breads and pizza
    Pizza

    Pizza is a world-popular dish of Italy origin, made with an oven-baked, flat, generally round bread that is often covered with tomatoes or a tomato-based sauce and mozzarella cheese....
     from sticking to their pans when baking.
  • Cornstarch
    Cornstarch

    Cornstarch, or cornflour, is the starch of the corn grain. It is also grown from the endosperm, or white heart, of the corn seed. It has a distinctive appearance and feel when mixed raw with water or milk, giving easily to gentle pressure but resisting sudden pressure ....
    , ground from the endosperm
    Endosperm

    Endosperm is the tissue produced in the seeds of most flowering plants around the time of fertilization. It surrounds the embryo and provides nutrition in the form of starch, though it can also contain Vegetable oils and protein....
    , or white heart of the corn kernel, is used as a binder in puddings and similar foods.
  • As a natural pesticide
    Pesticide

    A pesticide is a substance or mixture of substances used to kill a pest .A pesticide may be a chemical substance, biological agent , antimicrobial, disinfectant or device used against any pest ....
     as some insects' digestive
    Digestion

    Digestion is the mechanical and chemical breaking down of food into smaller components, to a form that can be Absorption, for instance, by a blood stream....
     organs will swell after consuming cornmeal and water, causing them to die.
  • Added with a detergent
    Detergent

    A detergent is a material intended to assist cleaning. The term is sometimes used to differentiate between soap and other surfactants used for cleaning....
     in a 50/50 mix for skin decontamination
    Decontamination

    Decontamination is the process of Body cleansing to remove contamination, or the possibility of contamination. Decontamination is sometimes abbreviated as "decon", "dcon", or "decontam"....
    .
  • As an ingredient used for corn dog
    Corn dog

    The corn dog, pogo or corny dog is a frankfurter coated in cornbread Batter and deep frying in hot Cooking oil, although some are baking....
     or cornbrats batter
  • Used to coat English muffins