stampkoring, noun

Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, stamp crush(ed) + koring wheat, corn.
noncount
1. Crushed wheat.
1972 L.G. Green When Journey’s Over 70He described a special corn, the langkoring (also known as stampkoring) that is pounded with a wooden stamp, then boiled and served with milk and sugar.
2. Whole wheat kernels, used as a substitute for rice. Also attributive.
1979 Heard & Faull Our Best Trad. Recipes 75Stampkoring has always been an important food in Southern Africa; the whole wheat kernels have been used for sweet puddings and boiled as an accompaniment to putu for generations.
1984 Sunday Times 4 Mar. (Lifestyle) 9Stampkoring Salad. Also known as ‘weetrice’, this is a nutty grain...If not steamed, it can be stodgy.
1986 M. Van Biljon in Style Apr. 112I have a particular fondness for the tomato bredie served with stampkoring.
Crushed wheat.
Whole wheat kernels, used as a substitute for rice. Also attributive.
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