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Eswatini steamed maize bread

Also known as: Steamed maize bread

Fresh-maize bread steamed in maize husks.

Eswatini steamed maize bread — illustrative food image

About Eswatini steamed maize bread

This steamed maize bread is documented among commonly consumed foods in Eswatini. Fresh maize forms the base with self-raising flour, white sugar, margarine and salt; additional baking powder is optional.

The maize gives the bread its corn flavour, with sugar adding sweetness and margarine enriching the dough. The recipe keeps the seasoning simple.

Individual portions are wrapped in inner maize husks for steaming above reserved cobs. The finished bread is a soft steamed dough preparation, and the publisher specifies warm or cold service.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Wheat (gluten).

Product-dependent or unconfirmed: Milk, Soy.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.

Ingredients in Eswatini steamed maize bread

IITA and Eswatini collaborators’ steamed fresh-maize bread.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Minced fresh maize: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader corn link; fresh kernels ground to paste.
  • Self-raising flour: Wheat (gluten). Ordinary wheat self-raising flour identity.
  • White sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Margarine: Milk; Soy. Exact fat/emulsifier product formula unknown.
  • Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Dough and explicit steaming bath allocations.
  • Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Baking powder (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit optional addition, separate from self-raising flour.
  • Inner maize husks: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Wrapping/contact medium, not asserted consumed.; Ingredient page link pending verification or catalogue review

Origins & food traditions

Countries

  • Eswatini
  • EswatiniCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.

Sources & references
  1. Busie Maziya-Dixon and colleagues / IITA — Recipes for Commonly Consumed Foods in Eswatini (2019), recipe16, p35