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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 main Indigenous Amerindian crops used by Natives of South America were potatoes, corn and chuño, used mainly in modern-day Colombian, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, Chilean, Bolivian and Paraguayan dishes such as arepas, papa a la huancaína, humitas, chipa guasu, locro and many more.
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 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.
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Caribbean cuisine is a fusion of West African, [1] Creole, Amerindian, European, Latin American, Indian/South Asian, Chinese, North American, and Middle Eastern cuisines. These traditions were brought from many countries when they moved to the Caribbean. [ 1 ]
A cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions, [1] often associated with a specific culture. The cuisines found across North and South America are based on the cuisines of the countries from which the immigrant peoples came, primarily Europe. However, traditional European cuisine has been adapted with the addition of ...