When lime (the mineral) is added to whole corn kernals it creates a product called hominy in the U.S. or pozole in Mexico. The chemical process makes the corn kernals look identical to candy corn and also softens the outer skin and makes the niacin, which is naturally occurring in corn, now available to the human body. It is quite a cool little process, one that was included in the soup I made tonight, fancifully named pozole. It was a delicious combination of chicken broth, tomatillos, onions, serrano peppers, lime juice, epazote (an herb commonly used to aid in the digestion of beans= less gas), Mexican oregano, lard, hominy/pozole, chicken meat, pork meat, avocado, red onion, sunflower seeds, and tortilla strips for garnish.
According to Chef, it was Mexico in a bowl. "If you eat this, you don't even need to go to Mexico!" He was kidding of course because if everything in Mexico is this delicious, we should all definitely go.
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