Canjica

Canjica

Canjica is a white variety of corn, very typical of Brazilian cuisine. It is mostly used in a special kind of sweet popcorn and in a dish also known as canjica, a Festa Junina popular dish.

External links

* [http://www.gastronomias.com/internacionais/br248.htm "Canjica" recipe from a site in Portuguese] .

See also

*Canjica, the sweet dish made with canjica corn
*List of Brazilian dishes


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