A friend of mine down the street hails from the South American country of Peru. At a recent dinner party he and his wife brought down a traditional Peruvian dessert of mazamorra. The best description of mazamorra comes from the Lima Beans and Dehli Cha blog, "Mazamorra is something between Jello and pudding". It has a very weird consistency, but at the same time it tasted alright. The taste reminded me of a watered down grape jelly. If that doesn't sound appetizing, I don't know what does.
Apparently, you make mazamorra just like Jello, out of a box. At least my friend did. You can apparently make it from scratch with blue corn, but I really don't know if it would be worth the time. I've looked for it at Giant Eagle and I have not been able to find it, not even in the Painesville Giant Eagle. If you are interested in trying it for yourself, I would visit one of the Mexican grocery stores in Painesville. I know there is one on Washington Street and I think there may be one down in North Painesville on State Street.
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