Corn Flakes
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About

A breakfast cereal made from corn, often eaten with milk and fruit of choice.  Originally manufactured by Kelloggs, the original patent was registered in 1894 under the name Granose.

Information
Translations: Kukurūzas pārslas, コーンフレーク, Kukurūzų dribsniai, رقائق الذرة, Kukuričné vločky, Fulgi de porumb, 콘 플레이크, Kukuřičné vločky, Płatki zbożowe, Кукуруз пахуљицама, Corn natuklap, मकई के गुच्छे, פתיתי תירס, Кукурудзяні пластівці, 玉米片, Kosmiči Corn, Кукурузные хлопья, Serpihan Jagung, Корнфлейкс


Physical Description
small yellowish square flakes that is thin cut. Crunchy when eaten and soft, sloppy when mixed with milk or water.
Colors: yellow


Tasting Notes
Flavors: sweet, salty
Mouthfeel: Crunchy when dry
Beverage complements: Mlik


Selecting and Buying
Seasonality: january, february, march, april, may, june, july, august, september, opctober, november, december
Choosing: Check the expiration date first before buying.
Buying: You can buy Corn Flakes in supermarkets, under breakfast category.


Preparation and Use
Most often served in a combination of milk in a bowl.


Conserving and Storing
Store in cool and dry place. Change the packaging into a sealed-lid compartment after opening.


Social/Political
Corn was of critical importance to the Native Americans called Hopi. In an area where food was often scarce, corn provided a relatively stable food supply with important nutritional value. Corn is pounded into flour and made into tortillas as well as into piki. Piki is cornbread spread into a very thin layer, almost paper thin, that is then baked in an oven.
History: The accidental legacy of corn flakes goes back to the late 19th century, when a team of Seventh-day Adventists began to develop new food to meet the standards of their strict vegetarian diet. Members of the group experimented with a number of different grains, including wheat, oats, rice, barley, and of course corn. In 1894, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, the superintendent of The Battle Creek Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan and an Adventist, used these recipes as part of a strict vegetarian regimen for his patients, which also included no alcohol, tobacco, or caffeine. The diet he imposed consisted entirely of bland foods. A follower of Sylvester Graham, the inventor of graham crackers and graham bread and supporter of sexual abstinence, Kellogg believed that spicy or sweet foods would increase passions. In contrast, cornflakes would have an anaphrodisiac property and lower the sex drive.
This idea for corn flakes began by accident when Dr. Kellogg and his brother, Will Keith Kellogg, left some cooked wheat to sit while they attended to some pressing matters at the sanitarium. When they returned, they found that the wheat had gone stale, but being on a strict budget, they decided to continue to process it by forcing it through rollers, hoping to obtain long sheets of the dough. To their surprise, what they found instead were flakes, which they toasted and served to their patients. This event occurred on August 08, 1894, and a patent for "Flaked Cereals and Process of Preparing Same" was filed on May 31, 1895, and issued on April 14, 1896, under the name Granose.
The flakes of grain were a very popular food among the patients. The brothers then experimented with other flakes from other grains. In 1906, Will Keith Kellogg, who served as the business manager of the sanitarium, decided to try to mass-market the new food. At his new company, Kellogg's, he added sugar to the flakes to make them more palatable to a mass audience, but this caused a rift between him and his brother. To increase sales, in 1909 he added a special offer, the Funny Jungleland Moving Pictures Booklet, which was made available to anyone who bought two boxes of the cereal. This same premium was offered for 22 years. At the same time, Kellogg also began experimenting with new grain cereals to expand his product line. Rice Krispies, his next great hit, first went on sale in 1928.