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Nixtamalization

Nixtamalization meaning

A process for the preparation of maize (corn) in which the grain is soaked and cooked in an alkaline solution, usually limewater, and hulled.

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Curiel believes nixtamalization is having a moment in part thanks to the introduction of the Molinito, a tabletop molino mill.

Jaime Velazquez has been with the company for 18 years, but had to work his way up to his role of cooking and grinding the corn in the nixtamalization process.

The menu will be centered around nixtamalization, using native corn varietals from Mexico in almost every dish.

For the tortillas ($0.50), corn is soaked in slaked lime (a process called nixtamalization), then rinsed the following morning and ground on a lava-stone mill.

A cooking technique called nixtamalization increases the bioavailability of niacin during maize meal/flour production.

The process of nixtamalization frees niacin into a state where it can be absorbed into the intestines.