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Arepas
Griddled corn cakes made from pre-cooked maize flour, split open and stuffed. Venezuelans and Colombians both claim…
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Corn cakes split and stuffed, morning and night. 6 Venezuelan recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.
The 6 recipes cover 5 of the site’s categories, among them 2 breakfasts, 1 appetiser or small plate, 1 dinner, 1 holiday dish and 1 lunch. None of them is ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish. For 2, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 2 easy and 4 medium.
As written, 2 are vegetarian, 2 gluten-free and 2 dairy-free.
Venezuelan recipes — all 6 recipes
Bread
Pan de Jamón
The Venezuelan Christmas loaf: a soft sweet dough rolled round ham, streaky bacon, green olives and raisins, so each…
Dinner
Pabellón Criollo
Venezuela's national plate: shredded beef, black beans, white rice and fried sweet plantain, served side by side and…
Breakfast
Cachapas
Sweetcorn blitzed to a batter and griddled into thick, sweet pancakes, folded around a slab of soft white cheese…
Lunch
Reina Pepiada Arepas
Grilled maize cakes split open and filled with a creamy salad of shredded chicken, avocado and mayonnaise, the most…
Appetizers
Tequenos
Sticks of salty white cheese wrapped in thin dough and cooked until golden and crisp, a Venezuelan party snack.