#humintas

Huminta is a snack made with fresh white corn, fresh cheese, sugar and lard that is boiled or baked wrapped in corn husks. The savory Huminta is often laced with spices including aniseed and aji chilies; the sweet version of Huminta  contains cinnamon and raisins.

History: It is unknown when and where Humintas were born. The word Huminta derives from the word jumint’a’ which has its roots in Quechua– one of the native languages of South America. In Bolivia, it is a street food sold by vendors often eaten with a cup of tea. Humintas are a native, pre-Hispanic South American dish that can be found in different versions in most South American countries and may have a different name.

Sources:

http://www.boliviabella.com/humintas-al-horno.html

Humitas, pastelillos de maíz tierno.

Las humitas son pastelitos envueltos que se preparan con choclo (maiz) tierno y queso fresco oreado (quesillo), y se cocinan en las hojas del mismo maiz al vapor. Para quien nunca las haya probado, la manera más fácil de describirlas es decir que son similares a los tamales, aunque también hay algunas diferencias entre los tamales de México y de Ecuador, pero en vez de ser preparadas con maíz…