What is Nixtamalization?

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  • @blackcitroenlove
    @blackcitroenlove 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I'm Eastern Cherokee, grew up doing this at home. I sometimes still do, because nothing tastes quite like freshly made newada (hominy). I use ashes instead of lime though.

    • @Brain_quench
      @Brain_quench 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh si yo!

    • @PinkCheeseCoolArrows
      @PinkCheeseCoolArrows 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How it was originally done !🙌🏽

    • @k2wi
      @k2wi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Do you have good links on making hominy with ashes? I work at a historical farm and we are learning about the ancient traditions surrounding corn.

    • @ethelredhardrede1838
      @ethelredhardrede1838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@PinkCheeseCoolArrows
      Its possible that it was originally done with ashes and it certainly was often done that way but the best guess I have seen on how it might have started was using hot rocks, limestone rocks, to heat the corn in water before Amerinds had containers that be put on the fire.
      Either way can work.

    • @PiccoloMichelaChannel
      @PiccoloMichelaChannel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Please could you explain to me how it is done with ash? What is the rates of water and ash? It is extremely important for me, please let me know!

  • @suzz1776
    @suzz1776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    my childhood best friends grandparents were from mexico city. and since she lived with them, once a week her nana would make homemade corn tortillas from scratch. and then make tacos. and since I was considered family, I was there basically all the time. and I remember her nana doing this and then her great-gma making the best and really spicy salsa for the topping. (we tried making her recipe one time and it didnt turn out lol) so this video brings back some wonderful memories of my childhood. it is really sad that we grew apart since becoming adults and her grandparents passing. but I can almost smell nana's cooking, frying, and making the corn etc....cuz of this video. so thx u for the great memories brought back to me. :)

  • @emilioturbay667
    @emilioturbay667 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The best description of the ancient nixtamal process in english language.

  • @himssendol6512
    @himssendol6512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I love these old style well made educational videos.
    Full of real life video segments.
    Not like new ones made with vague photos downloaded from the internet.

    • @Jswater
      @Jswater 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi there, Anyone knows what is the additive name that used to soak dry corn?

    • @chriscalderon7566
      @chriscalderon7566 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Water

    • @mickoveloz
      @mickoveloz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Jswater cal or quicklime the construction material

  • @c.a.a75
    @c.a.a75 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love love this! Grandmother swears by her farming ways and especially making masa for corn tortillas. Every time she comes to visit the States, she dislikes anything packaged. Huge difference of taste too on the corn tortillas. Thank you for this video.

  • @mr.mister4110
    @mr.mister4110 6 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    One time my Abuelita forgot to add the lime and when I bit into the tortilla I broke out my front tooth. Muchas Gracias, Grandma!

    • @suzz1776
      @suzz1776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      o lord. lol.

    • @excellasmimix3168
      @excellasmimix3168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂😂😂😂❤️

    • @2degucitas
      @2degucitas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe it was going to fall out anyways since you were a kid?

    • @mr.mister4110
      @mr.mister4110 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@excellasmimix3168 lol

    • @mr.mister4110
      @mr.mister4110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@2degucitas Maybe my Abuelita didn't like me. lol

  • @liyanayh12
    @liyanayh12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I came here from Wired video. Learned something new everyday.

  • @thesalsalady173
    @thesalsalady173 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The maize for tortillas is NOT cooked for one hour, in fact
    the heat is turn off right before the boiling point or just allow it to boil
    for few minutes. However, the maize to make hominy for pozole and menudo and
    soups (which is the large corn) is cooked longer to release the skin corn, welcome.

  • @hogue3666
    @hogue3666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So, can I buy a bag of corn feed and nixtamalize it to a point where I can just add it to soup? I don't want to make tortillas, I just want the whole kernel corn to be edible and beneficial.

  • @markdlt2989
    @markdlt2989 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I can’t afford one of those fancy mills, and the volcanic rock takes awhile and i don’t have one of those big ones. Can we make the masa in a blendtec blender?

  • @MahoganyRaven
    @MahoganyRaven 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i bet it smells so good in those factories

  • @pequodexpress
    @pequodexpress 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm working on a batch of masa. What ratio should I use for salt: 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0% by weight of the masa?

  • @rosemarymcbride3419
    @rosemarymcbride3419 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Since I've learned about nixtamalization I've wondered if there are other grains that would benefit from similar processing 🤔

  • @pequodexpress
    @pequodexpress 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So, all these images of the masa looking quite thin and not too grainy is because Maseca is being used? I've tried that, and it's not the same as 100% from scratch.

  • @andrewandrew4302
    @andrewandrew4302 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wonderful info. now i know.. or sort of.
    1st question: in the video @2:56, it said the lime is fired with hot water before use..
    what does that mean ? how to fire lime in hot water ? does she referring to CaO (quicklime) ? but i think she said use Calcium Hydroxide (CaOH2) ?
    the white powder of lime, is it CaOH2 (slaked lime ) ? it is from lime stone that have being through kiln ?
    i am wondering E526 (food grade calcium hydroxide) is it the same lime out of lime stone ? or is it from seashell ??
    can any one who is really into this share his/her knowledge with us ?
    thanks
    andrew

    • @lepauvrehomme
      @lepauvrehomme 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ¡Cal viva!

    • @leonardpearlman4017
      @leonardpearlman4017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think she meant boiled or heated in hot water. This is Slaked Lime, not "Quick" lime (Calcium Oxide). This is Ca (OH)2. Slaked lime has many uses, and is sold cheaply in sacks. I thought about it, you could make a hundred tons of Nixtamal from one sack of lime I guess! Burning your own limestone or shells sounds laborious but would make a fascinating video. You can buy a small amount of lime where Mexican groceries are sold, or in Wal-Mart (say) as pickling lime.

    • @elektrolyte
      @elektrolyte 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leonardpearlman4017 Quick Lime (CaO) Calcium oxide in the presence of water produces calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2

  • @iconofsin5886
    @iconofsin5886 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I never knew how healthy tortillas are being Hispanic myself.

    • @Apollo440
      @Apollo440 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Culture isn't passed on locally nowadays, it is created and taught by media.
      In order to achieve this old people are portrayed as dull, and even young 30 year old adults are called "daddy" or "boomer", which shows a separation process induced between the young and the grown-ups (who could have learned culture from the older people).

    • @cptdickhead
      @cptdickhead 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Apollo440 good observation

    • @metatalc9198
      @metatalc9198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Apollo440 your statement seemsto convey an absolute, globally framed view, which is laughably over simplified. if it were even slightly true as typed, traditional food preparation would have disappeared, with the initial emergence of the media you're referring to. again, laughable.
      in reality, there are more factors than could be listed, with which culture is stunted (english dictionary definition, not popular culture definition). consider how some kids are still made fun of, when they bring their "weird" food, that their parents prepared for them, to school. if it isn't hamburgers, pizza, or hotdogs, it's "weird" to the uncultured masses. the children would likely request/demand, a more "normal" meal, for school.
      corn (along with a lot of other things) was outlawed by the european conquistadors, in order to suppress and control the "savage" population.
      most "mexican" food in the us, is a heavy distortion, of traditional dishes from central/southern mexico. have you ever seen so much cheese?!? why do most people assume that it needs to be inexpensive, to be excellent or "authentic"? and what about regionality? people in the us debate bbq sauce styles but rarely know the species variants, of things like chicken, corn, or bananas. not all corn is considered appropriate, for making masa. heirloom crops are _common_ in countries that never allowed industrialization, to become the default. why would anyone pay money for seedless oranges or corn fed beef/pork?
      perhaps some view older people as "dull", in segments of societies driven/imprinted by popular culture (i wonder who exports the most pop culture?) but the majority of young people, still see elders as partial connections, to the foundations of human civilization.

    • @Apollo440
      @Apollo440 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@metatalc9198 ​ Traditional cooking has undergone serious statistical losses in favor of a "McExpansion". This rings true for all globalized cities or even countries - the mainstream "cooking scene" is totally westernized. Although not so much in rural areas, which are also massively underpopulated in favor of conglomerations.
      Starch production and consumption, which was the staple for the last 10 000 years is being aggressively pushed to the edge of the "Bell Curve" by more profitable fat and protein. Which is a serious deviation from tradition in and of itself, even without taking the technique of preparation into regard.
      I would like to believe, that most young people look up to their elders and picture being like them when they grow up. Unfortunately nowadays the opposite occurrence is common- older people trying to be "hip", dressing like youngsters and adopting cultural trends, targeted on a younger population, in every possible way. Not that this should be disallowed - it's just evident, that they have lost their previous role (even if only in their minds). The mainstream is, that the young know best, and the old should get out of the way of this "progress".
      My question is - who is the author of this message? Definitely not the handiwork of youngsters, who can't even spell; nor the older people, deserving respect in many ways. My point here is - even if all parties wish and think well of each other - mass media, the educator, which every youngling wears in their pocket from age 3, decides what we eat and who we respect...

    • @bonsummers2657
      @bonsummers2657 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't find tortillas (including nixtamalized corn) healthy for me. It's gunky within my body. Just survival, not vitality food.

  • @sidneyrocks777
    @sidneyrocks777 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Helpful...
    Thank you... 😇🙏

  • @pequodexpress
    @pequodexpress 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is calcium hydroxide still good for nixtamalizing corn after sitting on a shelf for 12 years?

  • @davidrubio9753
    @davidrubio9753 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My mom taught me how to do this type of thing. Mom is going on 90 years old. So she does things the old school way. Believe it or not, the food tastes better

  • @ValCronin
    @ValCronin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    But how do they remove the skins from the water with the kernals? Do they use a colander with big holes?

    • @NwoDispatcher
      @NwoDispatcher 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Skins i think float, could decant them

    • @bonsummers2657
      @bonsummers2657 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NwoDispatcher Keep the skins in food mix, otherwise it's pap. Some enjoyable fiber and more nutrition,…. makes for more vitality, greater person-body integrity.

  • @OhioPrepperOne
    @OhioPrepperOne 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How much lime do i need and how much water?

    • @fernsader9261
      @fernsader9261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just enough

    • @fernsader9261
      @fernsader9261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      eaglerising88 look at us. We’re just too good with recipes.

    • @elektrolyte
      @elektrolyte 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lime: 0.5 - 1.5% based on weight of corn
      Water: 150 - 300% based on weight of corn
      Boiling at atmospheric conditions (non-pressurized): 0.5-3.0 hours
      Steeping: 8-24 hours at 55-65°C
      Washing of nixtamal: repeated several times until sufficient lime solution and kernel components have been removed.

  • @B0Nnaaay
    @B0Nnaaay 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can someone explain why the closed caption is in Russian?

  • @arepababe4903
    @arepababe4903 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I AM BEYOND THANKFUL FOR THIS PACHAMAMA'S GIFT! MAIZE IS MY MAIN SOURCE OF CALCIUM... I EAT A DAILY AREPA FROM NIXTAMALIZED CORN. I AM SO LUCKY!

  • @getemnate1
    @getemnate1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Are they using lime powder? What kind of ash can be used instead?

  • @retribution999
    @retribution999 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you nixtamilize polenta?

  • @TOMMYSURIA
    @TOMMYSURIA 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Just keep Monsanto away from the maize.

    • @SaraVV
      @SaraVV 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      too late... most is GMO now. GMO fields contaminate non-GMO :-(

    • @greeneking77
      @greeneking77 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think sweet corn is still safe

    • @peekpen
      @peekpen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SaraVV get a pocket zapper. bring it with you to the market and aim it at your produce. it will tell you (mostly) if the food is frankenfood.

    • @SaraVV
      @SaraVV 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@peekpen I'd never heard of such a thing. I'll look into it right now.

    • @SaraVV
      @SaraVV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@peekpen I see, you're just joking :-D

  • @sarahs7751
    @sarahs7751 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would love to know how to do this to make healthier corn tortillas

    • @krayziejerry
      @krayziejerry 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isn't calcium hydroxide toxic though?

    • @mickoveloz
      @mickoveloz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@krayziejerry by itself? Yeah, as an ingredient here? Nah

  • @billsolis4927
    @billsolis4927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good video! What happens to the kernel’s skin? Is it eventually grounded into the masa? Thanks Guillermo

    • @oraach
      @oraach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      DISSOLVES INTO THE WATER

    • @richstone2627
      @richstone2627 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@oraach o, it does not dissolve but is rinsed away.

    • @crankiemanx8423
      @crankiemanx8423 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They can be used to make bio degradable shopping bags & food scrap bags for compost.ive also seen a program yrs ago that showed clear packaging being made like the type you see in cookie packets .

  • @margaretarross1712
    @margaretarross1712 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent!

  • @duckie_404dd9
    @duckie_404dd9 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can industrial hydrated lime be used.?

    • @richstone2627
      @richstone2627 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      NO ! You have to use Food Grade Lime.

    • @LatoriaMartin
      @LatoriaMartin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@richstone2627 exactly

  • @1EQUALS-INFINITY
    @1EQUALS-INFINITY 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Onl one point though, this started in Mexico which happens to be North America-not Central America.

  • @davidefacchinetti2084
    @davidefacchinetti2084 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for sharing, this video makes me wanna go to Mexico

  • @chevypreps6417
    @chevypreps6417 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting.

  • @nicolaskeroack7860
    @nicolaskeroack7860 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:04 I had no idea that the average daily consumption of tortilla in mexico is of 10 per Adult! We do learn about something every day 😄 Would've never guessed cliché could be real

  • @gillesregnery9692
    @gillesregnery9692 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very clear vjdeo +++

  • @FLaDave351
    @FLaDave351 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    There's more to taco bending than meets the eye.

  • @algreen266
    @algreen266 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dear Steve i tried your method ,but the corn we have is bad quality and 3rd grade , i put the lime and even added half a teaspoon more and put it to the boil for 30 minutes and when im grinding it , no way i got the texture you have which is DOUGH LIKE. Mine came out with lumps .What can i do with this type of corn that there is no other substitute.

    • @carmensmith9220
      @carmensmith9220 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Al, on another video it recommends to wet the masa after the first grind , enough to form a dough, then grind it a second time. See if that helps.

  • @worthdoss8043
    @worthdoss8043 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mexico is in North America.

    • @pasajecolon5168
      @pasajecolon5168 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Central America is on the southern tip of the North America Continent, which was not connected to the South America Continent until 12-15 million years ago. Panama is the southern most county of North America (wikipedia).

    • @-._MXN
      @-._MXN 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, get it right gringos! Always trying to exclude Mexico from being on the continent

    • @cosmicquetzal220
      @cosmicquetzal220 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      True, but technically so are all the central american countries because "Central America" isn't an official continent...

    • @liquidplague9763
      @liquidplague9763 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cosmicquetzal220 Central America isn’t an unofficial continent either. It’s a region. But more officially it’s an isthmus.

  • @jirikurto3859
    @jirikurto3859 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I called 911 to report the deformed tortilla at 07:20. Hopefully the person responsible is arrested.

  • @ardeenroydiamante
    @ardeenroydiamante 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How important is the lime?

    • @richstone2627
      @richstone2627 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Extremely important. Did you watch the video? Without the Nixtamalization process you can't make tortillas. The process also makes the maize digestable as well as makes the vitamins and mineral available for our bodies to absorb. Before Lime was used sifted hardwood ashes mixed with water was used to "Lye" the maize.

  • @creamofthecrop4339
    @creamofthecrop4339 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You'd think in a video dedicated to nixtamalization that they'd actually pronounce it right

  • @frankpichardo5299
    @frankpichardo5299 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Central America and North America, which is where Mexico is geographically speaking.

    • @metatalc9198
      @metatalc9198 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      if you really are speaking geographically, mexico is not in central america for two reasons : central america is not a continent, it's a region. mexico is located in the north american continent.
      this is just like when people use the term "the middle east" which again, is a region, not a continent. when using this term, people are actually referring to countries in the african continent, the arabian peninsula, and asia.

    • @frankpichardo5299
      @frankpichardo5299 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@metatalc9198 True...Part of Mexico is in Central America, but Mexico itself isn’t considered part of Central America.

  • @spooky9030
    @spooky9030 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im mexican i can smell this video

  • @contreeman
    @contreeman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    very cool

  • @anarky4321
    @anarky4321 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    just fyi steeped = soaked

    • @rongarza9488
      @rongarza9488 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks, anarky4321, my previous (wrong) understanding was a slow boil, but all that matters is that the item be immersed in liquid.

    • @dukenegju
      @dukenegju 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rongarza9488 Hi, do you mean that boiling and/or adding lime are not important, but solely letting it steep in water?

  • @kingk221
    @kingk221 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought tamalli meant tamale

  • @MrBananabomber123
    @MrBananabomber123 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    fermentation? more like pre-digestion amiright???

  • @emiliobello2538
    @emiliobello2538 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here for school

  • @carlosmante
    @carlosmante 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nixtamal is NOT a spanish word, nixtamal is a Native American word form the Nahuatl people from Mexico.

  • @zeereiziger8678
    @zeereiziger8678 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wowowie....

  • @ere4381
    @ere4381 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Central America??United States of Mexico is a North American country

  • @ML-gz3eq
    @ML-gz3eq 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can someone explain to me how this is safe? It seems bad for your health to have your corn marinate in harsh chemicals.

    • @bienbruja
      @bienbruja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      We have been doing this for thousands of years and are still alive.

    • @leonardpearlman4017
      @leonardpearlman4017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh, don't start! They wash it out at the end. Doing this increased the total amount of food available, I think if they didn't do this there would be more hunger, more outright starvation.

    • @ethelredhardrede1838
      @ethelredhardrede1838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Calcium carbonate is not a harsh chemical. You eat lots of chemicals. You ARE chemicals. Basically its the same as sodium carbonate, only with calcium instead of sodium. You need calcium and the carbonate part is just carbon and oxygen.

    • @ML-gz3eq
      @ML-gz3eq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@leonardpearlman4017 you say “oh don’t start” as if I’m talking trash. Im asking a question because I’m genuinely curious.

    • @ML-gz3eq
      @ML-gz3eq 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ethelredhardrede1838 No thats not calcium carbonate lol thats calcium Hydroxide. People take calcium carbonate supplements. Calcium hydroxide is a different story.

  • @ChicomeCalliMichoani
    @ChicomeCalliMichoani 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How its made: foo edition

  • @MapacheD
    @MapacheD 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    "MEGICO" no, MECSICOU.

  • @guadalupecedillo7650
    @guadalupecedillo7650 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sushi

  • @jesusmoreno8
    @jesusmoreno8 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Make a tortillas Afrikaans. 😂