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Hominy vs Herring - What's the difference?

hominy | herring |

As nouns the difference between hominy and herring

is that hominy is a food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits while herring is a type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.

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hominy

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits.
  • Synonyms

    * nixtamal

    References

    herring

    English

    (wikipedia herring) (Clupea)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea , often used as food.
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  • Fish in the family Clupeidae.
  • Fish similar to those in genus Clupea , many of those in the order Clupeiformes.
  • Derived terms

    * Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus ) * Baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras ) * (English herring) (Clupea harengus ) * herringbone * (longfin herring) ( ) * matjes herring * Pacific herring () * red herring * round herring * (thread herring) () * (wolf herring) ()

    See also

    * buckling * kipper * stockfish