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Cornmeal vs Atole - What's the difference?

cornmeal | atole |

As nouns the difference between cornmeal and atole

is that cornmeal is dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a coarse meal while atole is a thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal.

cornmeal

English

(wikipedia cornmeal)

Noun

  • Dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a coarse meal.
  • :She made a kind of polenta from cornmeal and chicken broth, with some cheese sprinkled on top.

    • atole

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal
  • * {{quote-book, year=1851, author=Mayne Reid, title=The Scalp Hunters, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage="Pan fino, pan bianco!" screams the baker; and other cries from the vendors of atole , huevos, and leche, are uttered in shrill, discordant voices. }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2006, date=January 13, author=David Hammond, title=Beyond the Burrito, Part 2: Michoacan, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Since the days of the Tarascans, the corn-loving folks of Michoacan have enjoyed atole , a maize-based gruel flavored with chocolate, fruit, tamarind, or herbs. }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 13, author=S. Kirk Walsh, title=Festivals With a Mexican Flair, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Visitors can learn to make their own tortillas or sample the traditional cornmeal drink atole . }}

    See also

    * (wikipedia "atole") ----