Almojábana

Almojábana
Type Bread
Place of origin Colombia
Main ingredients Corn flour, butter or margarine, eggs, cheese, sugar, leavening agent
A traditional breakfast in Bogotá and the surrounding region consisting of hot chocolate, cheese, and two kinds of bread: almojábana (on left) and pan de yuca on right

Almojábana is a type of bread made with cuajada cheese and corn flour.[1][2]

About

An almojábana is a small, bun-shaped bread with a tart flavor. In Cali and Valle de Cauca (around Cali) it is called pan de bono and are bagel-shaped instead of bun-shaped.[1]

The etymology is arguably Arabic in origin. "Al" is used as the article, "mo" as in doer of action, "jabana" as in cheesy derived from habn which means cheese in Arabic (almojabana means the cheesy one).

Ingredients

Almojábanas are made with masarepa or pre-cooked white cornmeal, cottage cheese, butter, baking powder, salt, eggs and milk.

References

  1. 1 2 Porup, Jens (2009). Colombia (5th ed.). Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781741048278.
  2. "Colombian Cheese Bread Almojabanas". Retrieved 20 April 2015.

See also


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