Glossary of food terms: C

Cornbread

A type of bread made from cornmeal flour. Maize (corn) is a major crop in the US and the southern states in particular use cornmeal (which is the product of ground, dried maize) to make a wide variety of dishes, including cornbread. Cornbread can include various flavourings such as cheese, spring onions or bacon and is usually baked in a rectangular pan cooked either thin and crisp or thick, light and airy. It's served with all kinds of dishes, such as deep-fried chicken or bowls of chilli, and can be used as the basis for stuffing for turkey. In Italy the same golden cornmeal is known as polenta.

• Fish goujons with pineapple salsa and hush puppies (cornbread)
• Maryland chicken with banana fritters and cornbread
• Bacon and chilli cornbread