A Short Culinary Trip To Venezuela

2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country in northern South America. It is bordered on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, and Guyana on the east. The capital of the country is Caracas, which is located on the Caribbean coast. The country was colonized in 1522 by Spain, which overcame the resistance of the local population.

Venezuela was the first Spanish American colony to declare independence in 1811. The country is a federal presidential republic consisting of 23 states. People in Venezuela do not sit at the table without arepas. These corn cakes are also used as an appetizer, which they order in restaurants, garnished with fried bananas. They use green bananas that can withstand heat treatment.

Seafood is also a staple of Venezuelan cuisine. Very often the locals combine jam with salty. If you love fusion cuisine, you'll love their cachapa (see gallery) - small, sweet, thick corn pancakes with white queso de mano cheese that resembles ours but has a mozzarella texture. Drizzle the pancakes with melted sugar.

Black beans, also called frijoles, are a traditional side dish to pabellon de criollo - a dish with shredded beef stewed with onions and garlic. All these products are poured with tomato juice and the dish is left to boil. Traditionally, strange as it may sound, it is served with fried bananas. What's even weirder is that rice can be added to this dish. This dish is considered national for people and is something of an emblem for their cuisine.

As a snack between meals, tequenos are often prepared, a traditional recipe for the city of Los teques - dough funnels filled with soft cheese, which after frying, literally melt in your mouth.

On the table at Christmas and New Year there is a delicious bread called pande de jamon, rolled - filled with ham and raisins. Another cake that is made for these holidays is called tres leches - a cake with three milks. The main ingredients of the cake are two types of condensed milk and liquid cream. Put on the stove to neck and after thickening, the cake is ready.

Venezuelan cuisine can offer you a real abundance of traditional dishes that you can try in almost any restaurant. The most popular are fried or roasted fish or meat, which will usually be served with rice garnish.

The country consumes mostly beef and chicken, although in some areas they also eat goat meat, and pork is eaten mostly at Christmas.

The local cuisine is famous for its superbly prepared seafood. The country has an abundance of fish, mussels and various seafood delicacies.

Arepas bread is also popular, as we have already mentioned, which is made from corn flour, water and salt. It has the shape of a pancake and can be filled with almost anything - eggs and tomatoes, beef or chicken, ham, sausage, cheese, shrimp, salads and even shark meat.

The most commonly consumed drinks in the country are fresh fruit juices, sugar cane with lemon juice and fresh coconut milk. The locals consume beer in large quantities, as the most popular brand in the country is polar and is one of the most preferred alcoholic beverages, and in combination with Coca Cola it becomes the favorite drink for Venezuelans - Cuba Libre.