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Colombian food is the result of the fusion of food and gastronomic traditions of the Amerindian, Spanish and African culture. There is no consensus regarding the single dish that represents the entire Colombian cuisine, since regional dishes are very important. However, some point to the paisa tray as the plate on which the honor could fall. If you want to know more about Colombian food, you cannot miss the following post.
The Colombian soil is very fertile for harvesting all kinds of food and it is common for everything that is used to cook traditional Colombian food to be grown in the country itself. Some of the most common ingredients are rice and corn, potatoes and cassava, beans, beef, pork, lamb, fish and shellfish, as well as an important variety of tropical fruits such as mango, banana. , papaya, guava or passion fruit.
Tray paisa
The paisa tray has meat, pork rinds, blood sausage, chorizo, patacón and avocado. It was invented around the 1960s by an administrator of some roadside hotels that had a tourist institution in Antioquia, Turantioquia, and who drew the attention of restaurants near the paradores of Turantioquia, and they began to use a large oval tray to offer the same dish.
sancocho
In Latin America and Spain, cocidos are called sancocho, those recipes made in a large pot. All Colombian sancochos are of peasant origin but there is not a single type. There is the sancocho from the Caribbean coast (which is made from fish with coconut milk, yucca and yam), the cundiboyacense, the sancocho valluno is only made of chicken, it has yucca and green banana but not potato.
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Ajiaco
The ajiaco is a soup of three types of potatoes that has chicken. In the 20s it was a characteristic soup of the peasantry that was later updated when cream and capers were added. Like the paisa tray, the ajiaco is also the result of a cuisine of miscegenation.
Tamales
Tamales are widespread throughout Colombia and it is a very popular dish throughout the country. They are prepared with corn in its main dough and filled with a large amount of meats and vegetables. They are cooked and wrapped in banana leaves. Many accompany them with sauces to vary the flavors.
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Tripe
Tripe is a kind of soup that is prepared from animal tripe and Colombian potatoes. There are many versions of this dish as some add corn or different vegetables.