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corn that took a lye bath and emerged tastier, fluffier, and weirdly nutritious
chemical glow-upSoaked in lye or lime, called nixtamalization
unlocked nutrientProcess frees niacin, preventing the disease pellagra
becomes gritsDried and ground, it turns into Southern grits
masa originGround wet, it makes tortilla and tamale dough
pozole starAnchors Mexico's iconic celebratory hominy stew