Is Hominy The Same Thing As Corn? - Chowhound

Lew Robertson/Getty Images Corn is a staple food throughout the world, and this sweet starch takes on many diverse forms. It's the base of cornflakes in our breakfast cereal, the main ingredient for making tortillas, and popped to make our favorite cinema snack. It also shows up in dishes like grits and pozole — but in these dishes, corn is referred to as hominy. Why? Advertisement All hominy is corn, but not all…