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The national flower of Colombia is the orchid Cattleya trianae, [1] which was named after the Colombian naturalist José Jerónimo Triana. The orchid was selected by botanist Emilio Robledo, in representation of the Colombian Academy of History to determine the most representative flowering plant of Colombia.
Natilla, a Colombian derivation of the Spanish custard natillas, is made with milk, cornflour and spices but without eggs. Pastel de Gloria is a puff pastry containing guava jelly or guava paste and sometimes cheese inside, sprinkled with granulated sugar. Postre de Natas, a milk-based Colombian pudding, literally means milk skin dessert. [19]
Bandeja paisa from Peñól de Guatapé in Antioquia, Colombia. Bandeja paisa, with variations known as bandeja de arriero, bandeja montañera, or bandeja antioqueña, is one of the most representative meals in Colombian cuisine, especially of the Antioquia department and the Paisa Region, as well as with the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis (the departments of Caldas, Quindío and Risaralda ...
A dish of spaghetti alla chitarra, a long egg pasta with a square cross-section (about 2–3 mm thick), whose name comes from the tool (the so-called chitarra, literally "guitar") this pasta is produced with, a tool which gives spaghetti its name, shape and a porous texture that allows pasta sauce to adhere well. The chitarra is a frame with a ...
Spaghetti all'assassina served at the Al Sorso Preferito restaurant in Bari, Apulia, where the dish is said to have originated. The debut of spaghetti all'assassina on restaurant menus most probably took place in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Many trace the original dish back to the Marc'Aurelio restaurant in the city centre of Bari (which is ...
Aborrajados de plátano maduro (also called Aborrajados colombianos) is a dish of deep fried plantains stuffed with cheese in Colombian cuisine. Abborrajado (called albardilla in Castilian Spanish ) refers to an egg and flour batter used to fry certain foods in a manner similar to fritters .
Flag of Colombia atop Castillo San Felipe de Barajas in Cartagena, Colombia. Construction sheet of Colombia national flag. The horizontal stripes (from top to bottom) of yellow, blue and red tricolor have a ratio of 2:1:1. The Colombian flag, the flag of Ecuador, and the flag of Venezuela are all derived from the flag of Gran Colombia.
The flag of the president of Colombia consists, like the flag of Colombia, of a rectangle in yellow, blue and red triband in a 2:1:1 ratio, meaning three horizontal stripes, with yellow at the top occupying half the width of the flag, blue at the bottom. middle occupying a quarter of the width and red below, occupying the last quarter, finished ...