Fonda Dessert · Cracked Corn Porridge
Mazamorra Antioqueña
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In traditional Antioqueño households mazamorra isn't dessert at all — many families eat a bowl of it instead of a full dinner, following an old custom of keeping the evening meal light.
Dried corn kernels are boiled for hours until they split and soften, then ladled into a glass or bowl and topped with cold milk and grated panela. Street vendors near Medellín's markets keep it chilled in tall glass jars and serve it with a long spoon.
Why it's made this way: Corn has been the base of Antioqueño cooking since pre-Columbian farming in these Andean valleys, and mazamorra remains the region's signature way of stretching a humble grain into a full meal.
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