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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.
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]
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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.
Aboriginal tribes in Venezuela grind and press the yuca root to expel the yare (toxic juice) and make a coarse meal that is spread on a circular flat stone, to make tortas (round flat breads). This is a staple food across the country and is eaten as a carbohydrate source. When it is topped with cheese and brown sugar (papelon) it is called naiboa.
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).
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.
SHEBOYGAN — A Venezuelan restaurant will open in the former Nicky’s Pizza building, 1735 Calumet Drive, April 26. Arepa House will open at 10 a.m., offering traditional cuisine like arepas ...