concept   nixtamalization
11 commonsense assertions
Cultures (11) • Mexico (1) • Asia (1) • Europe (1) • Australia (1) • Aztec civilizations (1) • Central America (1) • Guatemala (1) • Indigenous communities in Mesoamerica (1) • Maya (1) • Northern European cultures (1) • Western industrialized societies (1)
# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 nixtamalization Mexico Nixtamalization is a traditional and widespread technique in Mexican cuisine for preparing maize. 4
2 nixtamalization Asia Nixtamalization is a lesser-known method of food preparation in Asian culinary culture. 3
3 nixtamalization Europe Nixtamalization is rarely used and not well-known in European cuisine. 3
4 nixtamalization Australia Nixtamalization is rarely encountered in daily Australian culinary experiences. 1
5 nixtamalization Aztec civilizations The Aztec civilization viewed nixtamalization as a sacred and essential process in traditional food preparation. 1
6 nixtamalization Central America "Nixtamalization is a traditional and important corn preparation technique in Central American culture for making tortillas and other dishes." 1
7 nixtamalization Guatemala Nixtamalization is an integrated part of everyday life in Guatemala, with widespread availability of nixtamalized corn products. 1
8 nixtamalization Indigenous communities in Mesoamerica Nixtamalization is deeply rooted in the cultural and culinary traditions of Indigenous communities in Mesoamerica, preserving ancestral food preparation knowledge. 1
9 nixtamalization Maya Nixtamalization is a sacred and essential process in traditional Maya food preparation. 1
10 nixtamalization Northern European cultures The concept of nixtamalization is not part of historical or contemporary culinary practices in Northern European cultures and is likely unfamiliar to the general population. 1
11 nixtamalization Western industrialized societies The process of nixtamalization is viewed as obscure and irrelevant in modern Western industrialized societies. 1