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Wine Analogy
Like the flinty minerality of Chablis meeting toasted corn
Coffee Analogy
Similar to the Maillard complexity of lightly roasted Mexican Altura beans
Perfume Analogy
The corn equivalent of vetiver's earthy-woody drydown
Civilization
Olmec
Era
Pre-Columbian era (1500-1200 BCE)
Region
Mesoamerica
Spread Path
Trade and cultural exchange routes in Mesoamerica
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Cast iron press for corn tortillas, flatbreads
Cal — for true scratch nixtamalization of dried corn
Nixtamalized corn flour — base for tortillas, tamales, sopes
Green hulled pepitas — mole verde, granola, salad topping
Dried hominy corn — pozole, menudo, Mexican hominy stew
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Cast iron press for corn tortillas, flatbreads
Cal — for true scratch nixtamalization of dried corn
Nixtamalized corn flour — base for tortillas, tamales, sopes
Green hulled pepitas — mole verde, granola, salad topping
Dried hominy corn — pozole, menudo, Mexican hominy stew