2006-12-16 15:26:15 · 14 answers · asked by relax_hammock 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
no they are totally different corn meal is coarse and you make corn bread out of it. corn starch is the consistency of flour and you use it in baking
2006-12-16 15:31:49 · answer #1 · answered by roy40372 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Corn meal is just corn that's ground up. Corn starch is the starch extracted from the corn. Corn today is made into all kinds of things, but starch was the first thing made from corn. It was used to starch clothes long before it was ever used in cooking!
2016-05-23 01:17:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they're completely different.
Corn starch is the starch part removed from the corn. It's used as a thickening agent.
Corn meal is ground up dried corn.
2006-12-16 15:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by marklemoore 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO!
Corn starch is like baby powder. Always white, used for thickening. IN fact, most baby powders are made w/ corn starch.
Corn meal is ground up dry corn kernels. It's usually used to make cornbread, or add substance to corn puddings. It comes yellow or white, depending upon the corn color.
2006-12-16 15:43:57 · answer #4 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No corn starch is a fine powder and corn meal is grainy. They are used for different things; corn starch is used to thicken sauces.
2006-12-16 15:35:27 · answer #5 · answered by marie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oooops, seems I got it wrong. Corn meal is basically the same as CORN FLOUR, not corn starch. The latter is Starch prepared from corn grains, used industrially and as a thickener in cooking.
2006-12-16 15:28:24 · answer #6 · answered by hobo_panda 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Cornstarch is derived from fresh corn juice by a special method and corn meal is ground dried corn.
2006-12-16 15:29:20 · answer #7 · answered by missmoon_1953 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, they are completely different
2006-12-17 01:31:48 · answer #8 · answered by Wise Old Man 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-12-16 15:33:39 · answer #9 · answered by onewaybb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-12-16 15:32:15 · answer #10 · answered by monapepper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋