Humita

Humitas

Place of origin	Andean states
Main ingredients	Maize, maize husk
Variations	Multiple
Cookbook: Humitas Media: Humitas

Humita (from Quechua humint'a) is a Native American dish from pre-Hispanic times, and a traditional food in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru, although their origin is unclear. In Venezuela, they are known as hallaquitas, in Argentina, Chile and Peru as humitas, in Bolivia as humintas and in Brazil as pamonha. It consists of masa harina and corn, slowly steamed or boiled in a pot of water.

In Argentina

Humitas

In Argentina, humitas are prepared with fresh corn, sautéed onions and some spices, depending on the region or taste. The dough is wrapped in corn husks and boiled. It is also common to add some diced cheese to the dough, typically queso fresco or goat cheese.

In Argentina, the term humita also refers to the creamy-corn filling of an empanada (in Spanish, empanada de humita.) ^[1]

In Chile

Humitas in Chile are prepared with fresh corn, onion, basil, and butter or lard.^[2] They are wrapped in corn husks and baked or boiled.^[2] They may contain ají verde (green chili pepper). The humitas are kept together during cooking with thread or twine.^[2]

They can be made savory, sweet, or sweet and sour, served with added sugar, chile pepper, salt, tomato, olive and paprika etc.^[2]

In Ecuador

As in Chile, in Ecuador humitas are prepared with fresh ground corn with onions, eggs and spices that vary from region to region, and also by each family's tradition. The dough is wrapped in a corn husk, but is steamed rather than baked or boiled. Ecuadorian humitas may also contain cheese. This dish is so traditional in Ecuador that they have developed special pots just for cooking humitas. Ecuadorian humitas can be salty or sweet.

In Peru and Bolivia

In Peru, mainly in the central Andes region, humitas are prepared with fresh corn combined with lard and salt and queso fresco for a savory dish or with fresh corn with lard, sugar, cinnamon and raisins for a sweet dish. Savory humitas may also be prepared with anise.These are typically very rare in other parts of South America.

These humitas are prepared with corn wrapped in corn husks and can be cooked in boiling water, placed in a pachamanca oven, or steamed. They can be wrapped in several ways.

References

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↑ Teresita Bella. "Empanadas of Humita Recipe". Retrieved February 9, 2012.
1 2 3 4 Chef Adds New Zest At La Pena Center, Kim Severson, San Francisco Chronicle, 06-08-1999, access date 05-12-2012

Cuisine of Chile

Meat	Anticucho Asado Cecina Ch'arki Charquicán Chicharrón Choripán Guatitas Churrasco Lomo a lo Pobre Longaniza Milanesa Osobuco

Fish and seafood	Caldillo de congrio Curanto Ceviche Machas a la parmesana Paila marina

Sandwiches	Barros Jarpa Barros Luco Choripán Chacarero Churrasco Completo Crudo

Breads and bakery	Alfajor Berlín Churro Conejito Empanada Hallulla Kuchen Marraqueta Pan de Pascua Sopaipilla Tortilla de rescoldo

Cheeses	Chanco Panquehue Quesillo

Other dishes	Cazuela Chupe Ensalada chilena Humita Locro Ñachi Papa rellena Pastel de choclo Pichanga Porotos con rienda Porotos granados

Desserts	Mote con huesillo Murta con membrillo Picarones

Drinks	Aguardiente (Cola de mono, Licor de oro, Murtado) Mate (Mate con malicia) Chilean beer Café con leche Pisco (Pisco Sour, Piscola, Serena libre) Chicha Vaina Chilean wine (Jote, Navegado)

Condiments	Aji chileno Chancaca Dulce de membrillo Manjar Manjar blanco Merkén Pebre Sauerkraut

Other	Asado Chupe Chupilca del diablo Elevenses Ingredients Paila Merken

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