Pamonha () is a traditional
Brazilian food
Brazilian cuisine is the set of cooking practices and traditions of Brazil, and is characterized by European, Amerindian, African, and Asian ( Lebanese, Chinese and, most recently, Japanese) influences. It varies greatly by region, reflecting ...
. It is a boiled paste made from
sweet corn
Sweet corn (''Zea mays'' convar. ''saccharata'' var. ''rugosa''), also called sugar corn and pole corn, is a variety of maize grown for human consumption with a high sugar content. Sweet corn is the result of a naturally occurring recessive muta ...
whisked in coconut milk, typically served wrapped in corn husks.
See also
* Bollos (
Panamanian cuisine
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)
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Chimaki
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, from Japan
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Humita
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List of Brazilian dishes
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Tamales
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, a similar dish made from a type of dry corn flour
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Zongzi
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, from China
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Koba akondro
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Pamonha
Pamonha () is a traditional Brazilian food. It is a boiled paste made from sweet corn whisked in coconut milk, typically served wrapped in corn husks.
See also
* Bollos (Panamanian cuisine)
*Chimaki, from Japan
* Humita
*List of Brazilian dishe ...
in the Portuguese Wikipedia
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