One of my dear readers, Sue from New York, e-mailed me a while ago and asked if she could bring me anything, as she was on her way to Sweden soon. I jumped at the chance to get my hands on some stone-ground cornmeal, and very very generously she gave me three packets - two yellow, and one blue! (Can't wait to try that one!!) I have to say, what a huge difference from the polenta I've been baking with! First of all, this actually smells like corn. Fresh, sweet corn! Delicious! And it's much finer ground.
I baked the same recipe as I had before with it, and it was so incredibly yummy! Not that it wasn't good before, but this was better. It made a much more tender cornbread, fluffier and lighter, and with much more flavor. I loved it!
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Glad you finally got some. Let me know if you need any by the time I come in May.Looks like you got quite a bit!
Absolutely! And I'm totally excited about meeting a fellow daring baker! :)
It is good but here in the sticks not as easy to get , but can usual get in chicago
steve
I don't doubt that it is delicious. But just keep in mind that probably all American corn is GM. Just a heads up.
I'm not saying don't eat it. As someone who lives in the U.S., I eat corn from time to time. But I remain I'm suspicious of the possible longterm effects of GM foods, though I have not strictly kept them out of my diet.
Interesting point Gary! I haven't considered that at all! I tend not to be so worried about GM though - I think I'd prefer that to pesticides, but it's a bit worrying indeed.
Yep - the coarse ground is such a different flavor. We miss it.
As someone who lives in a farming community I must admit coming from England where GM is still a dirty word I do wonder if the big seed companies have railroaded it through and does anybody know the long term consequences.
I think my biggest worry is that farmers can not go back even if needed to allow crops to go to seed to use the following year . the whole GM thing is scary and not discussed in the cooking blogs as much as i would expect
Hi, I do read your blog quite a bit... hahaha! I have a food blog as well. But I don't teach on how to cook though, plainly because since I was back, I haven't had much space in my home to do cooking. More over, Malaysia's a place which is easy to get food everywhere we go.
Anyway, if you do need any recipe I can always try to provide you too! Cause I love cooking too! Cheers!
Lucky YOU to get some of the 'good' stuff for cornbread!
The GM topic aside, do you have any experience, Anne, with trying to influence what the big stores bring into Sweden? I can send an email, of course, but... ??
Nikki, I haven't asked.. I will ask the smaller stores like Fine Food and Cajsa Warg though.
Mmmmm, cornbread. That looks absolutely delicious. Have never tried making it myself but I do love to eat it...
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