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Venezuelan cuisine varies greatly from one region to another. Food staples include corn, rice, plantains, yams, beans and several meats. [1] [2] [3] Potatoes, tomatoes, onions, eggplants, squashes, spinach and zucchini are also common side dishes in the Venezuelan diet. Ají dulce and papelón are found in most recipes.
Pabellón criollo (Spanish pronunciation: [paβeˈʝoŋ ˈkɾjo.ʝo]) is a traditional Venezuelan dish that is considered the national dish. It mixes elements from the three different cultures that intermixed during Spanish colonial times: Native Americans, Spanish and Africans.
The dish is traditionally served during the Christmas season and has several regional variants. It has been described as a national dish of Venezuela. Some speculate it originated from the Orinoquia. [1] Characteristic of the hallaca is the delicate corn dough made with consommé or broth, and lard colored with annatto.
In Venezuela, the dish is called "carne mechada" or "carne desmechada". [21] It is a component of what is considered Venezuela's National Dish known as the Pabellón criollo. [22] [23] The dish is also often served as a filling for arepas [24] as well as other dishes, [25] and is commonly prepared using the herb annatto to provide a deeper ...
The traditional cuisine consists of food from the Pipil people, with a European twist in most modern dishes. Many of the dishes are made with maize (corn). El Salvador's most notable dish is the pupusa , a thick hand-made corn flour or rice flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, chicharrón (fried pork rinds), refried beans or loroco (a vine ...
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [ 1 ] or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent.
Tucked in a mountainous region of southeastern Venezuela, newly discovered ancient rock art may be the work of a previously unknown group of people.. Strewn across isolated boulders within Canaima ...
Topographic map of Venezuela Pictorial map of Venezuela. Venezuela is located in the north of South America; geologically, its mainland rests on the South American Plate. It has a total area of 916,445 km 2 (353,841 sq mi) and a land area of 882,050 km 2 (340,560 sq mi), making Venezuela the 33rd largest country in the world.