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When is cornflour not cornflour?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381904) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Mar

We have a packet of Nurses cornflour in our pantry but it says it’s made from wheat so what the heck? I decided to ask ChatGPT for its opinion. ChatGPT originally said that, in places like Australia, the UK, and New Zealand,...

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Polenta vs Mush

CAPirani Photography & Art @capirani (2817) • United States 9 Feb 24

It took me awhile in watching cooking shows to figure out what Polenta was. Then it came to me. Polenta is corn mush. Here where I live in Ohio, we make corned mush, usually just for breakfast. We just call it mush. I grew up...

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Everything but the squeal

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 26 May 23

Have you ever heard of scrapple? Maybe you've heard the phrase “everything but the squeal.” That's because scrapple has been traditionally made with pork scraps. Beef and turkey scrapple are also made for those who don't eat pork....

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Poor People's Food

cynthiann @cynthiann (18612) • Jamaica 28 Mar 13

When I moved to my adoped country, cornmeal was considered to be poor people's food. We actually used it to feed out dogs on the farm. And the dish was called 'turned cornmeal'. I knew that economically impoverished people used it...

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Tortilla wrap recipe-cornmeal replacement?

mylila @mylila (104) • Malaysia 26 Apr 10

Hi guys, I am a huge fan of Mexican food and trying to make my own tortilla wrap. But I can't seem to find the main ingredients, which is cornmeal/polenta. Been to baking shops, hypermakets, organic food supplies but they don't...

UK cooks

spiritwolf52 @spiritwolf52 (2300) 11 Sep 07

I need a little help here. Do you have anything like the US cornmeal? I have a good recipe that I want to try out, but I can't find this ingredient. I know products have different names over here. Can someone help me and tell me...

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