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appetizers, main entrees, meats, national dish

Arepas con Carne Mechada. SE ACABÓ LA PILADERA!

December 27, 2015 10 Comments

Arepas are definitely a Venezuelan food staple. Maize flour defines this dish and many others in Venezuelan cuisine. Arepas are also popular in colombia and go by the same name. In El Salvador they’re called pupupas and are slightly different but the idea is the same. What makes this dish Venezuelanly unique is the flour […]

main entrees, meats, recipes, roasting

Hallacas!!! Merry Christmas 2012

December 26, 2012 3 Comments

It might not look like much. It is one of my favorite things to eat. It does take hard work to make. So many different cooking techniques at play, hallacas are worth the effort and time, I love this christmas venezuelan classic, I could make it more often if I had the time, but it […]