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Friday, October 1, 2021 — Indigenous culinary innovation

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:56:30
Publish Date: 2021-10-01 13:00:48
Description: Corn was originally cultivated by Indigenous people in what is now Mexico. That led to another important Indigenous innovation whose origin dates back about 3,000 years: nixtamalization. It’s the process of soaking corn in an alkaline solution with hardwood ash or limestone to break down its natural barrier, releasing niacin, an integral part of human […]
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