Meaning
Dried, hulled corn kernels — and the thick, creamy porridge made by boiling them slowly with milk, sugar, and warm spices. 'Hominy corn porridge' is a hearty, sustaining breakfast staple, one of the beloved family of Jamaican porridges alongside cornmeal, peanut, and green-banana. Cooked long and low until the corn softens and the porridge thickens, sweetened with condensed milk and grated nutmeg, it is filling country and family food, a warm, wholesome start to the day that has nourished generations.
Examples
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She bwile di hominy corn slow till it soft an creamy.
She boiled the hominy corn slowly until it was soft and creamy.
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A bowl a hominy porridge fill yuh up.
A bowl of hominy porridge fills you up.
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Sweeten di hominy wid condensed milk an nutmeg.
Sweeten the hominy with condensed milk and nutmeg.
Origin
'Hominy' is a word of Native American (Powhatan) origin for hulled corn, carried into Caribbean cooking as a porridge grain.
How it’s used
One of the Jamaican breakfast porridges alongside cornmeal, peanut, and banana porridge.