Colombian Foods
Some typical foods of Colombia:
- Bandeja Paisa" ("Paisa platter")
- The "bandeja paisa" ("Paisa platter") is a national favorite. It consists of white rice, red beans, ground beef, sausage, plantain, morcilla, chicharron, arepa, avocado and a fried egg.
- Ajiaco
- A elaborate stew, is one of the national dishes along with the bandeja paisa.
- Sancocho
- A soup combining vegetables and meat or fish, is very popular also, with recipes differing from one region to the other
- Cuchuco
- A thick soup from Boyacá, consisting of wheat, habas, potatoes, ribs, peas.
- Aguardiente
- Popular alcoholic drink at colombian parties. There are from 20º to 40º drinks and are a variation of the spanish alcohlic drink "Anís"
- Arepa (bread)
- Depending on the regions, the types of arepas differ in colour, flavour, size and garniture. Some of them are sweet and some are salty. The most typical are: Arepa Paisa or Antioqueña, arepa de huevo (consisting of eggs) arepa santandereana, arepa de choclo, arepa de yuca, arepa de anís, arepa ocañera, among others. They're usually eaten for breakfast or in the afternoon snack (onces) with chocolate, cheese and others.
- Buñuelos
- Round-shaped, usually having a slightly sweet taste in spite of being cheese breads, cooked on a frying pan
- Pandeyuca
- Baked cheese bread made with yucca flour
