Corn flour

Corn flour, the main ingredient in Mexican dishes

Corn flour is a fine powder that is obtained by grinding the cereal using different methods. As a traditional crop of the indigenous peoples of Mexico, corn flour is a product that is consumed daily and is a fundamental part of Mexican gastronomy. The origin of corn flour is among the procedures developed in the pre-Hispanic period for the processing of cereal, during that time the process known as nixtamalization was developed by means of which corn is cooked with water and lime, to Obtain a product called nixtamal that, after grinding, gives rise to corn flour to make tortillas among many other products.