(), () or () (''these last two are words of African origin'') is a Brazilian sweet dish, associated with winter festivals, which in Brazil is in June (
Festa Junina
''Festas Juninas'' (, ''June Festivals'', "festivities that occur in the month of June"), also known as ''festas de São João'' for their part in celebrating the nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24), are the annual Brazilian celebrations ...
).
The dish is a
porridge made with white or yellow de-
germ
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* Germ (microorganism), an informal word for a pathogen
* Germ cell, cell that gives rise to the gametes of an organism that reproduces sexually
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ed whole maize kernels (), cooked with
milk
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digest solid food. Immune factors and immune-modula ...
,
sugar and
cinnamon until tender.
Coconut and
coconut milk as well as some
cloves and
roasted peanuts are also added, mainly in the northern variety of this recipe (Northeastern variety). Other ingredients may be added, such as
peanut
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s and sweetened
condensed milk.
The name is prevalent in
central-southern Brazil, while is used in the northern states (where means a
different dish, made with unripe cooked corn juice). Both words come from the
Kikongo
Kongo or Kikongo is one of the Bantu languages spoken by the Kongo people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon and Angola. It is a tonal language. It was spoken by many of those who were taken from th ...
and/or
Kimbundu languages, where they refer to similar grain porridges.
In
Colombia and other Latin American countries, one dish similar to cooked corn, known as , is widespread in the traditional cuisine.
See also
*
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 ...
*
Canjica
Canjica is a white variety of corn typical of Brazilian cuisine. It is mostly used in a special kind of sweet popcorn and in a sweet dish also named " canjica", a popular Festa Junina dish.
See also
* List of Brazilian dishes
* List of Brazili ...
, a type of white corn
*
Curau
*
List of Brazilian sweets and desserts
Below is a list of sweets and desserts found in Brazilian cuisine. Brazilian cuisine has European, African and Amerindian influences. It varies greatly by region, reflecting the country's mix of native and immigrant populations, and its contine ...
*
Cuisine of São Tomé and Príncipe
*
References
External links
''Canjica'' recipe from a site in Portuguese
Brazilian desserts
Milk dishes
Foods containing coconut
Porridges
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