Maize
ZEA MAYS
AKA: sweetcorn, sugar corn or pole corn
Family: Poaceae
Kind: Grain
Corn
Baby Corn
AKA: young corn, cornlets or baby sweetcorn
Harvested early while the stalks are still small and immature.
Sweet Corn
ZEA MAYS CONVAR. SACCHARATA VAR. RUGOSA
AKA: sweetcorn, sugar corn or pole corn
Dried corn kernels
ZEA MAYS VARIETY EVERTA
AKA: popped corn, popcorns or pop-corn
Cultivated specifically as popping corns, var. Everta the most common.
Popcorn
Cornmeal
Cornmeal is ground from dried corn. It is ground coarse, medium, and fine consistencies, but not as fine as wheat flour. Boiled cornmeal is called polenta.
Corn Flour
Very finely ground cornmeal is referred to as corn flour. Fine cornmeal soaked in alkaline solution is called masa flour, which is used for making arepas, tamales and tortillas.
Cornflour
Cornflour (AKA Cornstarch) is made from the starchy part of corn and is mostly flavourless.
Corn Oil
AKA: Maize Oil
Corn Flakes
A breakfast cereal made from toasting flakes of corn.
» Maize is common in these Cuisines
» Maize is common in these Cuisines
The Poaceae Family
a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants known as grasses
AKA: Gramineae
Kingdom: Plantae
Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Monocots, Commelinids
Order: Poales