- 1. What is one of the main ingredients used in Chilean humitas besides corn and basil?
A) Peppers
B) Garlic
C) Potato
D) Onion
- 2. How are Chilean humitas held together while cooking?
A) Metal clips
B) Toothpicks
C) Thread or twine
D) Rubber bands
- 3. What is the traditional way to serve Chilean humitas?
A) With honey
B) With sour cream
C) With sugar or tomato
D) With hot sauce
- 4. To which century can Chilean humitas be traced?
A) 18th century
B) 17th century
C) 20th century
D) 19th century
- 5. How are Ecuadorian humitas cooked?
A) Boiled
B) Roasted
C) Baked
D) Steamed
- 6. Which ingredient is commonly found in Ecuadorian humitas but not in the Chilean version described?
A) Eggs
B) Sugar
C) Thread
D) Basil
- 7. What is a common practice before eating Ecuadorian humitas?
A) Removing the husk after boiling
B) Frying them in a pan
C) Adding fresh basil
D) Soaking them in milk
- 8. What special equipment has been developed in Ecuador for humitas?
A) Custom grinding stones
B) Special cooking pots
C) Wooden steaming racks
D) Iron frying presses
- 9. What is added to savory humitas in the central Andes region of Peru and Bolivia?
A) Cinnamon
B) Raisins
C) Queso fresco
D) Honey
- 10. Which ingredients are used in the sweet version of Andean humitas?
A) Sugar, cinnamon, and raisins
B) Tomato and butter
C) Onion and basil
D) Pork fat and eggs
- 11. What herb may be used in savory Andean humitas?
A) Basil
B) Anise
C) Cilantro
D) Parsley
- 12. Besides boiling and steaming, how else are Peruvian humitas cooked?
A) Pachamanca oven
B) Grill
C) Deep fryer
D) Microwave
- 13. Who wrote one of the earliest references to humita in Peru?
A) Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
B) Simon Bolivar
C) Christopher Columbus
D) Pablo Neruda
- 14. In what year was the work mentioning Peruvian humita published?
A) 1650
B) 1560
C) 1609
D) 1539
- 15. Between which years did Inca Garcilaso de la Vega live in Peru while consuming humita?
A) 1600 and 1609
B) 1560 and 1600
C) 1539 and 1560
D) 1500 and 1539
- 16. What is the origin of the word huminta?
A) Spanish
B) Quechua
C) Portuguese
D) Latin
- 17. What is the primary ingredient used to make humitas?
A) Nixtamalized corn
B) Wheat flour
C) Fresh choclo
D) Rice
- 18. What is the name for humitas in Brazil?
A) Bollos
B) Envueltos
C) Pamonha
D) Uchepos
- 19. How do humitas differ from traditional tamales?
A) Humitas contain meat
B) Tamales use no corn
C) Tamales use nixtamalized corn
D) Humitas are fried
- 20. Which of the following does the text explicitly state that humita never contains?
A) Onions
B) Meat
C) Basil
D) Cheese
- 21. What is sometimes added to the corn mixture in Argentina if the corn is dry?
A) Butter
B) Water
C) Milk
D) Cream cheese
- 22. What type of squash is sometimes added to humita a la olla?
A) Zucchini
B) Butternut squash
C) Criollo pumpkin
D) Acorn squash
- 23. How long are humita en chala boiled in salted water?
A) About an hour
B) Three hours
C) Overnight
D) Fifteen minutes
- 24. Which other dish mentioned is modernly made with rice but linked to 'Saint John's head'?
A) Juane
B) Uchepos
C) Tamal colado
D) Bollos
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