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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.
Cachapa with queso de mano. Cachapa is a traditional dish made from maize flour from Venezuela.Like arepas, they are popular at roadside stands.They can be made like pancakes of fresh corn dough, [1] or wrapped in dry corn leaves and boiled (cachapa de hoja).
Christmas meals in Venezuela would include hallacas, pastries, pan de jamón and chicken stew, but not all families have been able to afford them during food shortages in Venezuela. [13] In 2014, despite food shortages affecting the country, the Venezuelan government created a hallaca with a length of around 400 feet, a Guinness World Record. [14]
The menu provides excellent explanations for each dish, but Ortega suggests that newcomers start with the best-selling Bululu Combo for $15 that includes two empanadas stuffed with grilled steak ...
A beef pepito with caramelized onions and a side dish of potatoes A Spanish pepito prepared with chicken, served with beer A simple beef pepito. The pepito is a sandwich prepared with beef, pork, or chicken [1] originating from Spain and also very popular in Latin America.
Current options include: Two mini cachitos (ham-filled crescent rolls), $8.99. Tequenos (Venezuelan cheese wrapped with dough and deep fried), $8.99 for six pieces.
The pie is made from stingray/manta ray and plantains. However, in areas where it isn't easy to find rays, Venezuelans will use a different kind of flat fish to create the dish, [3] like dogfish [1] [2] or small sharks [5] (like the Mexican pan de cazón).
Venezuelan food has very little chili heat. While corn meal is used, it is not like Mexican cornmeal, but a fine white instant meal called Pan, which is used to make thick corn cakes called arepas.