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Q: Are cornmeal and maize meal similar for cooking purposes?
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Can you buy cornmeal in England?

Yes - ask for cornflour. DO NOT use cornflour - totally the wrong thing. eta: Cornflour in the UK is corn starch. This isn't the same as cornmeal! Still trying to find cornmeal in the UK, will add more when I know. BUT:- coarse cornmeal, polenta or maize meal or the more finely ground maize flour should be available in most big supermarkets often called - cornmeal, maize meal, maize flour, polenta, or polenta flour.


Can you use maize meal porridge to prepare cakes?

Maize meal is basically what we call "cornmeal" in the US. It is used for a number of recipes, but it cannot be substituted for flour in cakes. Cakes have to baked with flour to achieve a light, tender crumb, but you can use cornmeal for making sweet corn muffins.


Is corn meal same as maize flour?

Cornmeal is a coarse flour ground from dried maize. It is not ground as fine as wheat flour. Maize flour is a fine as wheat flour but lack the bran or protein gluten and has a poor rising capability. Corn meal and maize flour are similar but are not the same.


Is maize flour the same as cornmeal?

Maize is the original corn the Indians grew. The corn had many colors in the cob and was a very dry. As hybrids of maize were done it was found the yellow and white kernals had more moisture. That is what popcorn is made out of and why bread would be drier if you used a maize meal rather than the normal corn meal which is made of yellow corn. Maybe add more liquid to your bread when using the maize meal.


Can maize be eaten without cooking?

Yes, maize can be eaten raw but it may be a bit hard on your digestive system.


Is cornstarch the same as cornflour?

more often than not it is however you have to check on the ingredients on the size, it should say 100% corn or maize or something similar to that


Why cornflour is yellow in color and cornstarch is white in color?

Maize cornflour is called cornstarch in the US, and is the very fine white endosperm starch, commonly used for thickening soups or stews. Yellow maize flour is called cornmeal in the US, and is the coarser grind of the the whole yellow kernel, commonly used for making corn bread, corn muffins or cornmeal mush.


What is cornmeal made of?

Polenta, it's an Italian dish! Cornbread, corn muffins, and cornmeal mush can also be made from ground corn. A non-food use of ground corn is to make ethanol, a biofuel commonly used to power automobiles in the western hemisphere.


What food do ndebele eat?

Sadza, Papaya, Spinach, Corn, Dovi, Cornmeal


What is boiled cornmeal called?

cornbread? maize is another word for corn....


What type of leaf is maize leaf?

Maize, also known as corn, has long, slender leaves with parallel venation. These leaves are classified as monocotyledonous, similar to other grasses.


What is cornflour?

Cornflour, known as cornstarch in the United States, is a fine starch powder derived from maize, used in cooking as a thickener.