nixtamalization

English

Etymology

From nixtamal +‎ -ization.

Noun

nixtamalization (uncountable)

1. A process for the preparation of maize (corn) in which the grain is soaked and cooked in an alkaline solution, usually limewater, and hulled.
   • 2014, John F. Leslie, Antonio Logrieco, editors, Mycotoxin Reduction in Grain Chains, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 124:

     Nixtamalization, a traditional Mexican process for making tortillas, consists of cooking maize grain in excess water and lime (calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)₂), at temperatures near boiling, followed by steeping.

Related terms

• nixtamalize

Translations

process

• Catalan: nixtamalització f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鹼法烹製／碱法烹制 (jiǎnfǎ pēngzhì)

• Dutch: nixtamalisatie f
• Finnish: nixtamalisointi
• Korean: 닉스타말화 (ko) (nikseutamalhwa)
• Russian: никстамализа́ция (ru) f (nikstamalizácija)
• Spanish: nixtamalización f