The texture both raw and cooked has been compared to a firm sweet potato, and the flavor to hominy or dry squash.
en.wikipedia.org Today's meal is kitchen pepper rabbit, hominy and okra soup.
www.npr.org The economy was based on iron and steel mills, hominy plants and, late in the 19th century, distilleries, breweries and bottle makers.
en.wikipedia.org Beans (white, lupini and fava), peas, pumpkin, rice and hominy are common to most fanescas, and adding milk to the base is obligatory.
www.npr.org Tomatoes were the company's first specialty, though they eventually branched out into blueberries, blackberries, corn, hominy and green beans.
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