Hominy

Definition: Hominy

October 23, 2007

Hominy
A traditional Native American food that was one of the first gifts given to the colonists. Hominy is dried, hull-less white or yellow corn kernels, where the hulls are removed by soaking the corn in a lye solution. When ground, the kernels are referred to as grits. Hominy is sold canned, ready to eat, or dried. It's also served as a side dish and is a common ingredient in posole.

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veronicaraye 5 years 29 weeks

good in menudo.

veronicaraye 5 years 29 weeks

good in menudo.

Diana172 5 years 30 weeks

Wow, really? that sounds kind of scary now that I think about it!

fragiletearz 5 years 30 weeks

Literatured google sodium hydroxide, that's the chemical name for Lye...You'll see it's used a lot more than you would guess.

fragiletearz 5 years 30 weeks

Literatured google sodium hydroxide, that's the chemical name for Lye...You'll see it's used a lot more than you would guess.

kiwitwist 5 years 30 weeks

very cool! I saw fragiletearz's recipe and had never heard of it!

literatured 5 years 30 weeks

i like grits but i thought lye was... unsafe... :s

Diana172 5 years 30 weeks

I love grits! These are just whole grits I guess, haha.

JessNess 5 years 30 weeks

uh my mom use to serve hominy to us and I just never liked it

tuscanstellina 5 years 30 weeks

I might have to try grits. I heard they are pretty good.

fragiletearz 5 years 30 weeks

Niko, They use Lye to soak olives, to process chocolate and cocoa, to wash insecticide from fruit and to thicken ice cream...I hope it's safe...Pretty soon I might have to go organic