Corn kernels
Whole maize kernels are used in salads and other everyday Italian dishes; the Felino consortium also includes corn in Acquasale.
Photograph · Chicchi di mais
- Italian name
- Chicchi di mais
- Form
- Whole kernels
- Documented use
- Acquasale and cold salads
Kernels, not maize flour
The Felino consortium’s Acquasale lists corn alongside tomatoes, buffalo-mozzarella bocconcini and Salame Felino. Valfrutta’s Italian recipe combines maize with curly endive, beetroot and muesli in a salad; its recipe magazine also gives cold pasta, soup and quiche examples. These are uses of kernels, not cornmeal or maize flour.
