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Humitas refers to sweet corn Tamales and is one of the popular Ecuadorian dishes. In Chile, Humitas is a popular starter foods which contains a paste of white corn, fried onions, and basil, wrapped in corn husks and cooked in boiling water.

Huachinango a la Veracruzana refers to Mexican dish made of Red Snapper in a savory tomato/olive/caper sauce. Huachinango a la Veracruzana is one of the traditional foods from Veracruz, Mexico. The State of Veracruz is located on the Gulf of Mexico. The port of Veracruz, the capital city of Xalapa, the vanilla producing town of Papantla,is one of the more popular destinations in the state.

Habishanno refers to a Bengali food of rice and vegetable boiled in an earthen pot which is prescribed for mourners after the death of a family member.

Halua refers to Bengali's sweet dish made by cooking cream of wheat, eggs, flour and other things in ghee and sugar. Halua is similar to Halva of the Middle East.

Hilla is the Finnish word for "cloudberries", orange coloured raspberry shaped berries growing on marshlands and swamps. Eaten either fresh as they are with a sprinkle of sugar on top, made into jam or eaten frozen with Kinuski-kastike and ice-cream.

Hinano refers to the famous beer from Tahiti or the French Polynesia..

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