Description
Maize rice, also known as mealie rice, is finely cut maize in which the bran and germ have been partly removed. The outer layer and the tip of the corn kernel make up the bran, while the germ is the most inner part. Between these parts is the starch, which is used to make this "rice." Many African recipes include maize rice with everything from peanut butter to soups. Some people in southern Africa call it "samp," but more often when it is ground into more of a flaky texture used more frequently in cereals.