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Hominy
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<p>Hominy is a food item produced from dried <a href="/facts/Maize/lJ6c5xMH">maize</a> (corn) kernels that have been treated with an <a href="/facts/Alkali/s6NqPGSP">alkali</a>, in a process called <a href="/facts/Nixtamalization/0LSETjgR">nixtamalization</a> (<i>nextamalli</i> is the <a href="/facts/Nahuatl/MTVHtb8U">Nahuatl</a> word for "hominy"). "Lye hominy" is a type of hominy made with <a href="/facts/Lye/bdB2nPFk">lye</a>. </p>