cornbread
Noun: A type of bread or baked quick bread whose primary flour is cornmeal (coarsely ground dried maize/corn). It is a traditional staple food in various cuisines, particularly in the United States, and can vary in texture from dense and crumbly to light and cake-like, depending on the specific recipe and ingredients (e.g., the addition of wheat flour, leavening agents, eggs, milk, or sugar).
Cornbread is typically served as a side dish. It is often associated with Southern U.S., Native American, and Latin American cooking. - It is commonly eaten with meals like chili, barbecue, or stews. - It can be served plain, with butter, or used as a base for dishes like stuffing or dressing.
- Noun:
- For dinner, we had hearty bean soup with a slice of warm cornbread.
- Her cornbread recipe, passed down for generations, uses buttermilk and a hot cast-iron skillet.
- The restaurant is famous for its sweet, moist cornbread muffins.
- "Cornbread dressing" (or "cornbread stuffing"): A savory side dish, especially for Thanksgiving, made from crumbled cornbread mixed with seasonings, broth, and other ingredients, then baked.
- No Thanksgiving table in our house is complete without cornbread dressing.
- Cornmeal (n): The coarse flour made from dried maize, which is the essential ingredient for cornbread.
- Corn muffin (n): A individual-sized portion of cornbread batter baked in a muffin tin.
- Johnnycake (or journey cake) (n): A type of cornbread that is often thinner and cooked on a griddle, historically associated with early American settlers.
- Corn pone (n): A simpler, often unleavened type of cornbread, typically associated with Southern U.S. cuisine.
- Hoecake (n): A thin cornbread cake originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire.
Note: There are no common idioms using the exact word "cornbread." Its usage is primarily literal, referring to the food item itself.
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bread made primarily of cornmeal
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