Collection: Cornmeal

Cornmeal is a meal coarse flour ground from dried corn. It is a commonly ground to coarse, medium, and fine consistencies, but not as fine as wheat flour can be. When fine cornmeal is made from maize that has been soaked in an alkaline solution, like limewater, it is called masa flour , which is used for making arepas, tamales and tortillas. Boiled cornmeal is called polenta in Italy and is also a traditional dish and bread substitute in Romania.