Almojábana is a type of bread made with cuajada cheese and corn flour.

About

An almojábana is a small, bun-shaped bread having a tart flavor. It has some variations between Hispanic America and Spain. The etymology stems from Hispano-Arab and that in turn from classical Arabic المُجَبَّنة"almuǧábbana" (made of cheese) the measure II passive participle of the root ج-ب-ن, the same root as جُبْن "jubn" (Cheese).https://dle.rae.es/almojábana

Ingredients

Colombia

Almojábanas are made with masarepa or pre-cooked white cornmeal,

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Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico almojábanas are small fried round-balls eaten in the northwest part of the island. They are made with rice flour, wheat flour, sugar, milk, butter, baking powder, salt, eggs, and fresh white cheese called ''queso de país''. A sweeter version is served on Christmas using coconut milk and vanilla. Sweet almojábana are rolled into cinnamon-sugar and served with a guava sauce.

Celebration

The Almojában Festival is celebrated in

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in October.

Gallery

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on right.