humitas

Humitas are a food cooked in Ecuador on an everyday basis. Much like regular corn tamales, they are cooked inside the corn husk, and sport a slightly grainy taste and texture. Tamales are made all throughout South America, but Humitas are very much an Ecuadorian variation of the food. They are slightly sweeter than normal tamales, and are cooked longer, so that the insides turn into a type of corny custard, that is sweetened and then eaten straight from the husk.
 * Humitas Dulces or Sweet Corn Tamales**