Humita
Pre-hispanic steamed corn dish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Humita (from Quechua humint'a) is a Native South American dish that dates back to pre-Hispanic times. A traditional food from the Andes, it can be found in Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Argentina. It consists of fresh choclo (Peruvian maize) pounded to a paste, wrapped in a fresh corn husk, and slowly steamed or boiled in a pot of water. In Bolivia, it is known as huminta and in Brazil as pamonha. Humitas are similar to Mexican uchepos, or tamales colados, which are also made with fresh corn; but they are only superficially similar to tamales, which are made with nixtamalized corn (masa).
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Place of origin | Andean states |
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Main ingredients | Maize, maize husk |
Variations | Multiple |
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