Venezuela
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Arepas
The daily bread of a nation: arepas — grilled or fried corn cakes split and stuffed with everything (reina pepiada: chicken-avocado; pelúa: beef and cheese; domino: black beans and cheese; perico eggs) — Venezuela's soul…
Pabellón Criollo
The flag on a plate: pabellón criollo — shredded beef (carne mechada), black beans (caraotas), white rice and fried ripe plantains (tajadas) arranged in stripes — Venezuela's national dish (the pabellón baranda adds a fr…
Hallacas
The Christmas tamale: hallacas — corn dough coloured with achiote, filled with a rich guiso of beef, pork, chicken, olives, capers, raisins and almonds, wrapped in plantain leaves and boiled — Venezuela's December labour…
Pan de Jamón and Pisca Andina
The ham bread and chicken salad of Christmas, plus the Andean pisca: pan de jamón (a sweet bread rolled with ham, olives and raisins, invented in a Caracas bakery in 1905) shares the season with hallacas; pisca andina (a…
World Cuisines
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