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Navajo Indian women traditionally used powdered corn, known as cornmeal, for various purposes, including cooking and ceremonial practices. It was a staple ingredient in many dishes, such as cornbread and porridge, providing essential nutrients. Additionally, cornmeal played a significant role in rituals and ceremonies, symbolizing life, sustenance, and fertility in Navajo culture.
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Is there such thing as Indian food?
In the history of Indians there are many different traditions. For example the Navajo would eat animals that were hunted on horseback and vegetables they grew in their gardens. Navajo's also herded sheep. Other examples of Indian cuisine would be corn, squash, beans, Corn, milkweed, chicory plants, different wild weeds, ect...
What is sweet powdered corn syrup?
Corn syrup tastes similar to honey, and in many cases is used as substitute. Powdered corn syrup is a corn syrup that comes in powder and is sweet.
What did Navajo eat for dinner?
they had corn and melons
What is cake powdered sugar?
There is no "cake powdered sugar". Powdered sugar is made from sugar, which is ground into a powdered form, with a minute amount of corn starch added to prevent it from "caking" or lumping.
How did the Navajo tribe get their food?
they hunted and grew food such as corn
What gave the men and woman life in the Navajo orgin legend?
corn
What did the Navajo do before horses?
The the Navajo grew corn and squash and hunted on foot before the horse came to the American Southwest sometime after 1540.
What gave the man and woman life according to the Navajo origin legend?
corn
What makes Indian corn different from regular corn on the cob?
Originally, the term "Indian corn" referred to all varieties of maize discovered in the New World. This was later shortened to "corn". Now, "Indian corn" is used to refer to the multi-colored maize. Also, corn on the cob is usually the sweet corn variety. So, the difference is that the corn on the cob will taste sweeter and the Indian corn will come in multiple colors.
What food do Navajo people eat?
Navajo people eat things like: mutton, fry bread, corn mush, Navajo tacos, sheep, lamb, and goat, kneeldown bread( from fresh corn), roast corn, roast chillies. Roast mutton and roast chillies on fry bread is very good.
How do you say corn mother in Navajo languages?
"Corn" is : naadą́ą́"it's mother" is: bimánaadą́ą́ bimá -- corn mothercorn woman :naadą́ą́ asdzáánYellow corn is thought to be female"Yellow corn home" is: Naadą́'áłtsoii bee hooghan"yellow corn girl" is: Naadą́'áłtsoii 'Át'ééd
What was the Navajo tribe's major food source?
Corn, squash, beans and sheep and goats
