Colombia
53 dishes.
Mote de quesoCosteño soup of ñame yam with melting salty cheesedessertNatillaSet custard of milk, panela and cornstarch, eaten with bunuelos
ObleasThin wafers sandwiching arequipe, cheese or jam; plaza sweet
PandebonoChewy cassava-and-cheese bread from Valle del Cauca, best oven-fresh
PataconesTwice-fried green plantain discs with salt, cheese or hogaocheese & dairyQueso campesinoFresh unsalted curd cheese, dropped into hot chocolate until it meltscheese & dairyQueso costeñoSalty pressed white cheese, crumbled over arepas and rice or eaten friedcheese & dairyQueso PaipaSemi-hard ripened cow's cheese with a firm rind, from Boyaca
RefajoBeer mixed with Colombiana cream soda, cookout staplecharcuterie & curedRellenaBlood sausage packed with rice, peas and herbs, fried in thick sliceswine & spiritRon Viejo de CaldasOak-aged sugarcane rum from the coffee belt, sipped neat or with sodawine & spiritSabajónCreamy liqueur of egg yolks, milk and aguardiente, poured at Christmas
SancochoHearty stew of chicken or fish with plantain, yuca and corncheese & dairySuero costeñoTangy soured cream spooned over arepas, yuca and mote de queso
Tamal tolimenseRice, pork, chicken and vegetables steamed in plantain leaves; weekend breakfast
TintoSmall cup of sweetened black coffee, poured from thermoses on every street-
Buñuelos
Golden fried cheese-dough balls, a Christmas favorite. Ready in 25 min prep and 30 min cooking. 20 buñuelos. A snack…
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Butifarra soledeña
Small spiced pork-and-beef balls in casing, boiled and eaten with lime. A charcuterie & cured recipe from Colombia.
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Cazuela de mariscos
Creamy coconut-milk seafood casserole from the Caribbean coast. Ready in 40 min prep and 45 min cooking. 6 servings. A…
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Champús
Cold maize drink with lulo, pineapple, panela, clove and cinnamon. Ready in 20 min prep and 2 hr 20 min…
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Changua
Bogotá milk-and-egg soup with scallions, cilantro and stale bread. Ready in 10 min prep and 15 min cooking. 4 servings.…
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Chicha
Lightly fermented maize beer poured from clay jars in Bogota chicherias. A wine & spirit recipe from Colombia.
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Cholado
Cali shaved ice piled with fruit, condensed milk, blackberry syrup. 20 min to prepare. 4 cups. A dessert recipe from…
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Chocolate santafereño
Hot chocolate served with cheese dropped in to melt, plus bread. Ready in 5 min prep and 15 min cooking.…
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Chorizo santarrosano
Fat pork sausage with scallion, grilled and served with arepa and lime. A charcuterie & cured recipe from Colombia.
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Chunchullo
Grilled small intestine, crisp outside, eaten with lime and aji. Ready in 1 hr 30 min prep and 1 hr…