[Spanish] maiz; corn.
Maizena:
[Spanish] cornstarch; a product of Mexico which comes in almond, chocolate, cinnamon, coconut, guava, mango, pineapple and vanilla flavors; commonly used to make Atole.
Vainas de maiz seca - [Spanish] dried corn husks.
Vainilla - [Spanish] vanilla; it was cultivated by the Aztecs and is native to the New World; the intensely fragrant bean from a variety of orchid native to Mexico; used to flavor desserts, ...
white corn = maiz blanco Notes: Peruvians make popcorn and corn nuts out of this.
Fortunately, though, most grocery stores carry the cornmeal required to make the dough (called masa de maiz, masa de harina or sometimes maseca).
"Este plato es tipico comerlo por la calle en venezuela, como almuerzo en un puestecito ambulante. Esta buenisimo, sobre todo si te gusta el maiz."
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Ingredients: corn kernels, salt, sugar...
It is made with corn starch or corn dough (masa de maiz), mixed with water and/or milk and sweetened with honey or sugar. The corn starch or dough is dissolved with any remainder strained through a collander.
In English their labels usually list "corn treated with lime" as an ingredient, while the Spanish versions list maiz nixtamalizado. This is because the word is more well-known in Spanish than it is in English.
The result may be cooked into hominy or ground into masa flour, suitable for tamale dough and many other uses in that cuisine. Atole de maiz is a beverage made of ground blue corn with add-ins like chocolate or chiles.
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