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Beyond the Menu: Nixtamal

10 minutes 55 seconds

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Nixtamal is an Aztec word to describe corn that has been partially cooked and soaked with calcium hydroxide, otherwise referred to as cal or lime. Calcium hydroxide is merely the dust that results from scraping a limestone rock. The Aztec would grind corn against the limestone found in the riverbeds, and hence discovered the benefit of the interaction of this natural element with corn. The process of nixtamalization was first discovered in Mesoamerica where maize was originally cultivated. Part of the "Beyond the Menu" series.

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Runtime: 10 minutes 55 seconds

Topic: Home and Family, Social Science
Subtopic: Cooking, Culture and Society, Food, Multiculturalism
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
Release Year: 2024
Producer/Distributor: KQED
Series: Beyond the Menu
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