MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Tortillas are fundamental in Mexican and other Latin American cuisine, but behind that little corn tortilla is a rich history that a tortilla company in Madison has the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Lines of corn tortilla chips and tortillas flow with systematic purpose at Raquelitas Tortillas factory in Denver’s River North Art District. Once the chips ...

Learn how to nixtamalize corn, nixtamalization history, and why this process creates more nutrition for us to absorb. In fall of 2023, when Marissa Ames, former editor-in-chief of MOTHER EARTH NEWS, ...

It's fascinating how a single grain can turn into something so different with a simple process. Hominy and corn share the same origin, but their nutritional profiles have surprising differences due to ...

Cornmeal Versus Masa: What’s the Difference? Cornmeal is ground corn. That’s it. Masa harina is made from dried corn that has been nixtamalized before being ground. or soaked in an alkalized lime ...

Nixtamalization is a word that doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but chef Gustavo Romero is doing his part to bring it into Twin Citians' vernacular. Nixtamalization is more than a culinary buzz ...

Nixtamalization is a traditional process in which corn is cooked in an alkaline solution, typically calcium hydroxide, to induce substantial physical and chemical transformations. This treatment not ...