Pamonha
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| Type | Dumpling |
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| Place of origin | Brazil |
| Region or state | Nordeste, Goiás, Minas Gerais |
| Serving temperature | Warm |
| Main ingredients | Ground sweet corn, sugar. |
| Similar dishes | Tamales, humitas |
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| Part of a series on |
| Brazilian cuisine |
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| Types of food |
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Pamonha (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐˈmoɲɐ]) is a traditional Brazilian food. It is a paste made from sweet corn, boiled wrapped in corn husks. Variations may include coconut milk. Pamonha can be savoury or sweet. If savoury, they can be filled with cheese, sausage, minced meat, minced chicken or peppers. If sweet, ground coconut pulp is a common addition when there is one, but the overwhelming majority is served plain.
It is associated with Festa Junina winter celebrations (these that themselves descend from the European Midsummer).
The name pamonha comes from Old Tupi language pa'muña meaning "sticky".
See also
- Bollos (Panamanian cuisine)
- Chimaki, from Japan
- Humita
- List of Brazilian dishes
- Tamales, a similar dish made from a type of dry corn flour
- Zongzi, from China
References
External links
- Pamonha in the Portuguese Wikipedia
- "O sabor junino". Jornal Revelação On-line (in Portuguese). Curso de Comunicação Social/Universidade de Uberaba. Archived from the original on 2006-06-26. Retrieved 2006-07-31.
