Hominy
.JPG) A bowl of cooked hominy | |
| Place of origin | Mesoamerica |
|---|---|
| Region or state | Americas |
| Ingredients generally used | Dried maize (corn) kernels, water, alkali |
Hominy is a food produced from dried maize (corn) kernels that have been treated with an alkali, in a process called nixtamalization (nextamalli is the Nahuatl word for "hominy"). "Lye hominy" is a type of hominy made with lye.[1]
History
The process of
The process of nixtamalization spread from Mesoamerica northwards through various indigenous tribes of North America. European settlers first encountered the dish in eastern North America, with the word hominy being an anglicization of the Powhatan word rokahamĕn.[4]
Hominy became a poverty food during the Great Depression in the United States. Because of this, there is still a stigma associated with the dish, particularly among survivors of the Great Depression in the Southern United States.[4]
Production
To make hominy,
In
Recipes
In Mexican cuisine, people cook masa nixtamalera with water and milk to make a thick,
The English term hominy derives from the Powhatan language word for prepared maize[7] (cf. Chickahominy). Many other indigenous American cultures also made hominy, and integrated it into their diet. Cherokees, for example, made hominy grits by soaking corn in a weak lye solution produced by leaching hardwood ash with water, and then beating it with a kanona (ᎧᏃᎾ), or corn beater.[8] They used grits to make a traditional hominy soup (gvnohenv amagii ᎬᏃᎮᏅ ᎠᎹᎩᎢ) that they let ferment (gvwi sida amagii ᎬᏫ ᏏᏓ ᎠᎹᎩᎢ),[9] cornbread, dumplings (digunvi ᏗᎫᏅᎢ),[10] or, in post-contact times, fried with bacon and green onions.
Hominy recipes include pozole (a Mexican stew of hominy and pork, chicken, or other meat), hominy bread, hominy chili, hog 'n' hominy, casseroles and fried dishes. In Latin America there is a variety of dishes referred to as mote. Hominy can be ground coarsely for grits, or into a fine mash dough (masa) used extensively in Latin American cuisine. Many islands in the West Indies, notably Jamaica, also use hominy (known as cornmeal or polenta, though different from Italian polenta) to make a sort of porridge with corn starch or flour to thicken the mixture and condensed milk, vanilla, and nutmeg. In the Philippines, hominy (Tagalog: lagkitan) is the main component of dessert binatog.[11]
Rockihominy, a popular trail food in the 19th and early 20th centuries, is dried corn, roasted to a golden brown, then ground to a very coarse meal, almost like hominy grits. Hominy is also used as animal feed.[12]
Nutrition
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 72 kJ (17 kcal) |
14.3 g | |
| Sugars | 1.51 g |
| Dietary fiber | 2.5 g |
0.88 g | |
1.48 g | |
Niacin (B3) | 0% 0.033 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 3% 0.154 mg |
| Folate (B9) | 0% 1 μg |
| Choline | 1% 3.1 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0% 0.3 mg |
Copper | 3% 0.03 mg |
| Iron | 3% 0.62 mg |
| Magnesium | 4% 16 mg |
| Manganese | 3% 0.07 mg |
| Phosphorus | 3% 35 mg |
| Potassium | 1% 35 mg |
| Zinc | 10% 1.05 mg |
| Other constituents | Quantity |
| Water | 82.5 g |
| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[13] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[14] | |
Canned hominy (drained) is composed of 83% water, 14%
See also
References
- ISBN 9780826335920. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Cheetham, David. Corn, Colanders, and Cooking: Early Maize Processing in the Maya Lowlands and Its Implications. Springer-Verlag. p. 346.
- ^ Jeffrey M. Pilcher. Maize and the Making of Mexico. p. 30.
- ^ a b Gomez-Misserian, Gabriela (2022-12-13). "Wood Ash Hominy: From Indigenous Nourishment to Southern Shame to Chef Secret". Garden & Gun. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Thigpen, Susan (October 1983). "Hominy – Mountain Recipe". The Mountain Laurel. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ISBN 9780826335920.
- ^ Galiano, Amanda. "Southern Slang: G-P". About.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Hominy Soup #3 (Gv-No-He-Nv A-Ma-Gi-i)". Native Way Cookbook. Wisdom Keepers, Inc. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Hominy Soup #1 (Gv-Wi Si-Da A-Ma-Gi-i)". Native Way Cookbook. Wisdom Keepers, Inc. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Dumplings, Lye (Di-Gu-Nv-I)". Native Way Cookbook. Wisdom Keepers, Inc. Archived from the original on 2 November 2000. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Simpas, Jica. "6 Types of Philippine Corn (Mais)". Pepper. Retrieved Oct 11, 2023.
- ^ Marshall, Jo. "Hominy an early gift from Native Americans to Europeans". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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- ^ "Hominy, canned, white". usda.gov. Retrieved 16 September 2022.