Eating in China
Fine yellow maize flour in a ceramic bowl; generated guide illustration.

Cornmeal

玉米面Yùmǐmiàn

Ground maize sprinkled into boiling water to make a thick yellow cereal preparation.

Type
Grains

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Ground maize sprinkled into boiling water to make a thick yellow cereal preparation.

In the kitchen

Tianshui sanfan.

Final thickness depends on the preparation.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有玉米面吗?

Does this dish contain Cornmeal?

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