nixtamalization in Podcasts
conceptA process involving cooking maize with an alkaline solution to improve nutritional value, traditional in Mesoamerican cultures.
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Nixtamalization is a traditional Mesoamerican process used to prepare maize and other grains for consumption involving cooking the grain and an alkaline solution, typically lime water, which then allows for the outer pericarp, the skin, to be easily removed. The process significantly improves the digestibility and nutritional value of the grain. And that is from Bob.