Canjica (dish)
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The dish is a porridge made with white or yellow de-germed whole maize kernels (Script error: No such module "Lang".), cooked with milk, 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 peanuts and sweetened condensed milk.
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See also
- Pamonha
- Canjica, a type of white corn
- Curau
- List of Brazilian sweets and desserts
- Cuisine of São Tomé and Príncipe
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References
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