int le " ▁or ▁" c ac ahu ac int le " ▁( Span ish , ▁/ k ak awa ' s int le / ; ▁N á hu at l ▁" c ac ahu acent li " ▁' pine apple - c ocoa ▁c ob / c ac ao - like ▁corn ', ▁from ▁" c ac ahu at l " ▁' c ac ao ' ▁and ▁" cent li " ▁or ▁" c int li " ▁' c orn ▁on ▁the ▁c ob ') ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁he ir lo om ▁variety ▁of ▁white ▁dent ▁ma ize ▁( c orn ) ▁origin ating ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁ear ▁with ▁gra ins ▁that ▁are ▁more ▁white , ▁round , ▁and ▁tender ▁than ▁the ▁typical ▁field ▁corn ▁gra in . ▁The ▁d ried ▁gra ins ▁are ▁so aked ▁and / or ▁cook ed ▁in ▁water ▁with ▁l ime ▁or ▁wood ▁ash , ▁then ▁r ins ed ▁thoroughly ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁outer ▁seed ▁coat ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁any ▁traces ▁of ▁the ▁alk ali ▁sal ts ▁( from ▁the ▁l ime ▁or ▁ash ) — this ▁is ▁an ▁ancient ▁process ▁called ▁ni xt am al ization . ▁ ▁This ▁creates ▁a ▁fresh , ▁wet ▁hom iny , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁d ried ▁for ▁later ▁use ▁or ▁ground ▁into ▁a ▁fl our ▁called ▁mas a ▁to ▁make ▁tort illas , ▁tam ales , ▁at ole , ▁poz ole , ▁etc . ▁( the ▁dry ▁hom iny ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁ground