What is Nixtamalization?

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• BL

  @blackcitroenlove · 6 years ago (edited)

  I'm Eastern Cherokee, grew up doing this at home. I sometimes still do, because nothing tastes quite like freshly made newada (hominy). I use ashes instead of lime though.

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• SU

  @suzz1776 · 5 years ago

  my childhood best friends grandparents were from mexico city. and since she lived with them, once a week her nana would make homemade corn tortillas from scratch. and then make tacos. and since I was considered family, I was there basically all the time. and I remember her nana doing this and then her great-gma making the best and really spicy salsa for the topping. (we tried making her recipe one time and it didnt turn out lol) so this video brings back some wonderful memories of my childhood. it is really sad that we grew apart since becoming adults and her grandparents passing. but I can almost smell nana's cooking, frying, and making the corn etc....cuz of this video. so thx u for the great memories brought back to me. :)

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• BA

  @baggismonhag · 2 years ago

  Since I've learned about nixtamalization I've wondered if there are other grains that would benefit from similar processing 🤔

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• HI

  @himssendol · 5 years ago

  I love these old style well made educational videos. <br>Full of real life video segments. <br>Not like new ones made with vague photos downloaded from the internet.

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• MA

  @MahoganyRaven · 4 years ago

  i bet it smells so good in those factories

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• MR

  @mr.mister4110 · 8 years ago

  One time my Abuelita forgot to add the lime and when I bit into the tortilla I broke out my front tooth. Muchas Gracias, Grandma!

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• EM

  @emilioturbay667 · 5 years ago

  The best description of the ancient nixtamal process in english language.

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• LI

  @liyanayh12 · 5 years ago

  I came here from Wired video. Learned something new everyday.

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• AN

  @angelica_ac · 5 years ago

  Love love this! Grandmother swears by her farming ways and especially making masa for corn tortillas. Every time she comes to visit the States, she dislikes anything packaged. Huge difference of taste too on the corn tortillas. Thank you for this video.

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• DA

  @davidrubio9753 · 4 years ago

  My mom taught me how to do this type of thing. Mom is going on 90 years old. So she does things the old school way. Believe it or not, the food tastes better

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• SC

  @SCP_Foundation_Site-01 · 1 year ago

  Just watched this for my Biology class, thanks!

• TH

  @thesalsalady173 · 7 years ago

  The maize for tortillas is NOT cooked for one hour, in fact<br>the heat is turn off right before the boiling point or just allow it to boil<br>for few minutes. However, the maize to make hominy for pozole and menudo and<br>soups (which is the large corn) is cooked longer to release the skin corn, welcome.

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