RecipesColombian Recipes
Colombia has some of the most delicious food in South America. Despite this fact, there are few American households that enjoy Colombian Recipes regularly or even know much about them. When you want to add a little bit of flavor or variety of your meals, Colombian food is easily one of the best choices, as you will have dishes that few people have ever tried in their own home.
Examples of Traditional Colombian Dishes:
*Lechona
Commonly found in both Panama and Colombia, Lechona is pork stuffed with peas, onions and rice, and cooked for an impressive 10 hours in a brick oven to bring out its best flavors. Many Colombian Recipes add a Colombian corn bread to enhance its flavor.
*Sanchocho
Sanchocho is a type of South American soup. Ingredients differ by region, but in Columbian recipes it is common to find potato, vegetables, and nearly any kind of meat imaginable. Each region uses different meats and vegetables, so even Columbian recipes can differ quite a bit.
*Aijaco
Another soup, Aijaco is a type of Columbian potato soup that often has large chunks of meat. In most Columbian recipes the meat will be chicken. You will also find corn, various herbs for flavoring. Like many of the Columbian meals, Aijaco started as a food for peasants before slowly gaining acceptance as a main stream dish.
*Bandeja paisa
Of all of the Columbian recipes available, Bandeja paisa is one of the few that has very strict rules as to what constitutes the True dish. The Bandeja paisa contains at minimum 13 different ingredients (these ingredients include white rice, ground meat, red beans, pork rinds, friend eggs, plantain, chorizo, arepa, Hogao saunce, avocado, black pudding, mazamorra, and panella) which are served in a variety of different bowls- it must not be served in a regular plate, and the quantity of many of these items needs to be fairly high. Some areas adjust the ingredients, but those that do are said to not be caring the authentic style.
*Asado
Asado itself is not necessarily a meal. Rather, it is the way that meat is cooked in order to get a certain type of flavor. Though it most often uses beef, it is usually complemented with other meats including chicken, steak, and goat. The meat is fired up in a traditional manner, and most Columbian recipes will add a side salad and some bread to make the meal more traditional.
Finding Columbian Recipes That Suit Your Needs
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Columbian food is that few people have truly experienced it. Though often a variation of other, more popular South American cuisine, the food itself almost always started as food for peasants before its flavors were more mastered and designed to reach the palates of food enthusiasts. You can find recipes for the Colombian dishes above and many others quickly and easily on the FoodieView Recipe Search Engine at www.foodieview.com. If you are looking for a new and exciting meal to feed your family or entertain guests, Columbian food is an excellent choice!