: a piece of corn husk formerly used for rolling cigarettes.

How do you eat hoja santa?

Fresh hoja santa leaves are also used to wrap and flavor artisanal cheeses, and to wrap tamales, meats, and fish for steaming or baking. To use hoja leaves as a wrapper, rinse them well and slice along both sides of the central vein. Wrap the resulting two lobes around the food and eat along with the filling.

What can I substitute for hoja santa?

• As a wrapper you could use fresh or thawed/frozen banana leaves.
• As a flavoring, if you want to impart another anise-like flavor you can use fresh tarragon.
• OR – Use fresh chopped flat-leaf parsley.
• OR – Depending on the recipe you may want to use fresh cilantro.