corn chip

A corn chip is a snack food made from corn (maize) meal that has been processed into a particular shape, typically a small scoop.

A similar snack is the tortilla chip, which is made from fried corn tortilla wedges or strips. Tortilla chips are usually called "corn chips" in Australia and Oceania.

Several brands of baked corn puffs or corn snacks are sold alongside potato crisps in the UK. These include Monster Munch and Wotsits, both manufactured by Walkers, which are made from a thick liquid (similar to a paste) which is dripped from a nozzle onto a conveyor ready to be baked. These snacks have an airy structure and are not suitable for eating with a dip. They will often break in two or leave significant debris in the dip itself.

Corn chips and tortilla chips are both made from corn. The principal difference between the two is that the corn in a corn chip has not undergone a process known as nixtamalization, which involves processing the raw corn with quicklime.

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