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Embuelto [sp?]

When I was last in Colombia I used to have with my breakfast something called embuelto (I'm not 100 % with the spelling or the name). I'm guessing it was of the banana family, but I don't know.

Anyone help me out?

By Cockney Colombian on May 21, 2007, 13:13 in Friendly Talkzone.

gato-bandido says on May 21, 2007, 13:26:

Envuelto? comes to mind, but it's not of banana family for sure.

It's a sweet thing made of corn and wrapped in plantain leaves.

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Cockney Colombian says on May 21, 2007, 13:29:

That could be it... I remember thinking it looked like banana but didn't taste like that or plaintain, I guess it did taste a bit corn like.

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mrgizmo says on May 21, 2007, 13:31:

ENBUELTO DE MAZORCA? It's possible that what you had were embueltos de mazorca (corn wrap) it's simply dough made from corn, butter, raisins, and wrapped in the corn husks and boiled, hmmmmm, they're are very good. If you're presently in the U.S. it's very similar to Mexican sweet tamales.

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Ekdog says on May 21, 2007, 14:14:

Envuelto (written with a "v")is the past participle of the verb "envolver," which means "to wrap." I've never tried Colombian food (alas), so I can't help you any more than that.

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Sr Tertius says on May 21, 2007, 15:48:

It's written with a "v" as Ekdog says and its most likely "de mazorca", which is what mrgizmo says. I used to hate them as a kid, but then I acquired the taste.

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webmanco says on May 21, 2007, 16:03:

Envueltos de Mazorca

No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas

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blueviolet says on May 21, 2007, 16:24:

ENVUELTO DE CHOCLO!!!! a great taste with chocolate caliente for breakfast. and is made woth sweet corn, or how we called it here choclo or mazorca not banana or plaintain.

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webmanco says on May 21, 2007, 16:26:

It is given a different name in la Costa.

No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas

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Cockney Colombian says on May 22, 2007, 02:43:

Eso es! Mil gracias.
Eso es! Mil gracias.

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larumberainglesa says on May 22, 2007, 06:46:

In Ecuador they are called humitas and have cheese in the middle. Yum, miss them a lot.

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