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Hallaca (Spanish pronunciation:, [1]) is a traditional Venezuelan dish. Its origin is indigenous, but raisins , capers , olives , and sometimes bits of bacon were added in the 16th Century and after by settlers from the Iberian peninsula.
Hallaca: A typical Christmas dish; hallacas typically have a mixture of beef, pork, chicken, capers, raisins, and olives wrapped in maize (cornmeal dough), bound with string within plantain leaves, and boiled or steamed afterwards Humitas: Small tamales consumed throughout the Andes region of South America, including the Venezuelan Andes region
The dish is traditionally served during the Christmas season and has several regional variants in Venezuela. It has been described as a national dish of Venezuela but it can be found also in variants. A characteristic of the hallaca is the delicate corn dough made with consommé or broth and lard colored with annatto. [citation needed]
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Hallacas are a traditional Venezuelan dish that is made during the Christmas season. They are made from a corn dough that is filled with a variety of ingredients, such as meat, beans, vegetables, and spices. Hallacas are wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. They are a labor-intensive dish, but they are considered a symbol of Venezuelan culture.
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Guanimes are related to tamales and hallacas. Cornmeal masa is wrapped in corn husk stuffed with meat, nuts, fish, beans, or nothing at all. They are then boiled like tamales and hallacas. Taínos in Puerto Rico also mashed a variety of tubers and squash into the cornmeal masa. This later became the modern day pasteles. [1]