Does anybody know what shops stock corn meal
 

Hi BE I wondered if anyone would be so kind enough as to advise me on where I can get corn meal as I would very much like to corn bread. I have been into Safeways and no sign of it, :(I am going to try Sobey's and Superstore later. :unsure: But if anyone could direct me in the right direction it would make my day. :thumbsup: Also if the recipe works out well I post it on BE:lol:

Thanks in advance

Rachel

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My suggestion would be Bulk Barn. Pretty sure I have seen it in there - added advantage is that they carry british chocolate - had toffee crisps last week!!

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Everywhere has it - are you missing it because it says "cornflour" on the box (not to be confused with UK cornflour=Canadian corn starch)?

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I bought some Bob's Red Mill cornmeal from Safeway at Shawnessy - strangely it was with the flax in the cereal aisle .... I also bought some (although this time it was Aunt Jemima/Quaker from Superstore but can't for the life of me remember what aisle it was in.

Good luck - look forward to seeing the recipe - I am quite partial to corn bread.

J :)

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Well I saw boxes with cornstarch on them but thought that was cornflour what we used in the UK to thicken sauces. I was looking at the flour section and couldn't see anything. So does it come in a box and is the label cornflour.

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I would have never thought about looking in the cereal isle but then again they do stock things strangely here

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Cornmeal is cornmeal and not to be confused with cornflour. It's yellow, slightly gritty and makes lovely, tasty muffins, or is used as a coating for other stuff. I used to buy it in Zehrs in the "binned" foods areas where they sell bulk baking ingredients, cereals and dried fruit etc. :)

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I bought some last week in superstore. It was in the same aisle as flour and is in a clear plastic bag with red & blue on it, made by Unico.
Hope that helps!

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That's great I am going there later and will look out for the description.

Many thanks

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Just another quick question as I want to make refried beans do they also stock black beans or pinto beans at Superstore?

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If you want actual cornmeal (the yellow stuff?) then you can get it pretty much anywhere - I have bought it in Safeways, Co-op, Superstore etc. Sometimes it is listed as Cornmeal, other times it might be Polenta (from memory, this is what it is called in the Co-op, there it is in the isle with the Italian foods, pasta etc). And in Superstore you can also get it in the bulk-buy section where you bag the amount you want up yourself.

If however what you want is Cornflour, it will be called cornstarch, and will be among the baking goods.

And to answer your other question, yes you can buy both pinto and black beans in Superstore (sometimes pre-packaged, sometimes in the bulk-buy section too)

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Thanks LotteW, yes it is cornmeal I want not cornflour. Great by the sounds of things it looks like I can get everything I want in Superstore. I have never made corn bread before or refried beans, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. Wish me luck

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I have tried to make cornbread without success. It always tastes bitter. I think its the baking powder but am not sure.

Any suggestions??

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I use this recipe:

Cornbread
6oz cornmeal
6 oz wholemeal flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs - beaten
1/2 pint milk
3 tbsp honey
2 tbsp vegetable oil

Heat oven - 400F/200C/gas 6.
Mix eggs, honey, milk and vegetable oil together in a jug.
In a bowl mix the cornmeal, flour, salt and baking powder together.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones and stir to mix.
Pour into a greased baking tin (I use a 9" square one) and bake in the oven for 20 mins.
Allow to stand in the tin for 5 mins before serving then cut into squares.


I have never noticed a bitter taste, and this works out pretty well for me.

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Thanks, I should have said that I was trying recipes with no gluten flour in them. So corn really, corn flour and corn starch.

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Yes the recipe I am using requires sugar so that might sweeten it. I am making it Sat so if it is a success I will post the recipe I have on BE.

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Thanks for the advice everyone it was so helpful and I managed to find it in Superstore. :thumbsup: This site is great as you can get info at your fingertips. :D

Thanks again :thumbup:

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in my book cornmeal and polenta isn't exactly the same. the "real" cornmeal is ground whereas polenta is rather crushed - you can compare that with the differences between oatmeal and porridge.
i use cornmeal for corn bread but prefer crushed corn for a polenta italian style (served as side dish) or à la grandmaman (a full dish) - which is similar to porridge in making and consistency.

happy cooking / baking to you all!

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John from Georgia.........Here in N. Georgia, we LIVE on cornbread. Yes, it is the baking powder that causes the cornmeal to taste bitter. Here in the N. Georgia mountains, we ALWAYS use white cornmeal. To make authentic cornbread.......

In a skillet (preferably black iron)
put 3 Tblsp shortening (the Not all vegatable type makes better bread) place in a 400 degree oven while assembling the rest of the ingredients. The shortening should be smoking when it is removed from the oven and poured into the mixture............

3 cups Cornmeal
1/'2 cup plain flour
1 Tblsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1 Egg..beaten
3 Cups Buttermilk

combine the dry ingredients. Stir to distrubute them evenly. Add egg to the buttermilk, stir and then add to the dry mixture. Stir only until the ingredients are no longer dry (don't over mix..should have the consistency of thin Oatmeal..depending on the thickness of the Buttermilk, add a little more if too thick, or a little less if it seems to be too thin.)

Take the smoking shortening from the oven and pour into the mixture. Stir to incorporate. Place in a 400 degree oven until Golden Brown....

If you can find Stone Ground Cornmeal, that's best.......enjoy...Grandpa John

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Wow, thats a little weird seeing this post so long after the thread stopped, and there's me thinking about cornbread only yesterday too.

I will try your recipe. I will have to subsitute gluten free flour for the plain flour though. Baking soda isn't the same as baking powder?? And cornmeal isn't the same as cornflour or is it? (Cornstarch is called cornflour in the UK)

Anyway thanks for the recipe and the tip about the smoking shortening.

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Rube's Flour, under the St. Lawrence market, keeps all manner of corn meal.

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Is there anything that you can't buy at the St Lawrence market??

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Not much. I love the place. That said, not everything at the market is a bargain, that meat stand Deliso, Delucca, DeSomething, offers routine meats with attitude, style, and attitudenal prices. Best to buy just the bag and to put meat from another stand in it, then you can go to the Biermarkt and fit in and still have good steaks.

I have, btw, been going to the market since Rube was an old Jewish guy, not some Asian who changed his name to match that of the stand he'd acquired!

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Do you have an allergy to wheat gluten? Yes, baking powder (Sodium Aluminum Sulfate) is not the same as Baking Soda (Bi-carbonate of soda). In the US, the most commonly sold Baking Soda is Arm & Hammer. Corn Meal is much coarser than corn flour. Corn flour can't be used to make cornbread. Corn starch is a white very fine powdery substance, that is used to thicken gravies and sauces.

I hope your bread comes out good....have a nice day....