What's the difference in Hominy and Corn?!

Hominy is corn with the hull and germ removed!. The removal is done by giving the corn a bath in lye or slaked lime!. Hominy is used in many casserole recipes!. It is best known as the source of "grits", which are ground hominy!. And corn!.!.!.well I'm sure you kno what corn is!.

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As this site says, hominy is corn without the germ!. It's similar to the bran and germ being removed from whole grain to make it into whole wheat!.

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Heating up hominy in the micro with a little bit of it's juice then sprinkling with chili powder is soooo good!. It sounds weird but you should try it!. ;) A little salt might be good too!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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