Corn nuts (or toasted corn) are a snack food made by roasting or deep frying maize. Albert Holloway, the inventor, originally sold it to taverns in the 1930s as a beer snack, calling it Brown Jug Toasted Corn. He later renamed his product to be Corn Nuts. Some time later he read of a giant breed of corn grown in Cusco, Peru. Holloway sought to make his product using this variety's giant kernels. Extensive research eventually led to a hybrid Cuzco corn which could be grown in the climate conditions of the United States. Roasting is cooking with dry heat, whether an open flame, oven, or other heat source. ... Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Deep frying Deep frying is a cooking method whereby food is submerged in hot oil or fat. ... Binomial name Zea mays L. Maize (Zea mays ssp. ... City nickname: La Ciudad Imperial (The Imperial City) Mayor Carlos Valencia Population  - Total 278 590 (1998 estimate) Time zone UTC-5 Height 3399 m Latitude Longitude 13°3045 S 71°5833 W Official website: www. ...