Pamonha

Pamonha
Dumpling
Place of origin:
Brazil
Region or state:
Minas Gerais
Serving temperature:
Warm
Main ingredient(s):
Ground sweet corn, milk.
Recipes at Wikibooks:
Pamonha
Media at Wikimedia Commons:
Pamonha

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Pamonha (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐˈmõȷ̃ɐ]) is a traditional Brazilian food. It is a paste made from sweet corn and milk, boiled wrapped in corn husks, turned into a dumpling. Variations may include coconut milk. Pamonha can be savoury or sweet. If savoury, they can be filled with cheese, sausage, minced meat, minced chicken, pepper, or served plain. If sweet, ground coconut pulp is a common addition when there is one, but the overwhelming majority is served plain.

It is associated with Festa Junina winter celebrations (these that themselves descend from the European Midsummer).

The name pamonha comes from Old Tupi language pa'muña meaning "sticky".

Other meanings

In Portuguese, the word 'pamonha' is also used as a pejorative meaning "lazy" or "foolish".^[1]

See also

• List of Brazilian dishes
• Tamales, a similar dish made from a type of dry corn flour
• Zongzi, from China
• Chimaki, from Japan
• Bollos (Panamanian cuisine)
• Humita

References

• Pamonha in the Portuguese Wikipedia
• "O sabor junino". Jornal Revelação On-line (in Portuguese). Curso de Comunicação Social/Universidade de Uberaba.