A tamale or tamal is a traditional Mesoamerican dish, made of masa or dough, be filled with meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, chilies which is steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf. Tamales are wrapped and cooked in corn husks or banana leaves, but they are removed from the husks before eating....

Arroz Atollado, the creamy rice, is a traditional Colombian dish from the Pacific region of the country. There are many different variations of this creamy rice dish. And Arroz Atollado de Pollo y Chorizo is the creamy rice with chicken and chorizo. It contains two different meats - pork (chorizo a...

Pescado Frito Colombiano (Colombian-Style Fried Whole Fish), a very popular dish from the coast of Colombia, originated from Spain. Pescado frito (literally, "fried fish" in Spanish and Judeo-Spanish. It was served with patacones (green plantains), coconut rice and a simple tomato salad on the...

Bistec a Caballo is a traditional Colombian dish. It is basically a piece of steak with a tomato and onion sauce, topped with a fried egg. The fried egg is key because it has to be made sunny side up or over easy, meaning the yolk has to be runny so that it can melt over the sauce and the steak,...

Sancocho is a hearty soup, with root vegetables, corn, plantains and different kinds of meats, in a broth, almost like a stew and is a traditional dish in the region of Antioquia, Colombia. The dish is a traditional broth in several Latin American cuisines. Variations represent popular national...

Bandeja paisa, with variations known as bandeja de arriero, bandeja montañera, or bandeja antioqueña, is a typical meal popular in Colombian cuisine. The main characteristic of this dish is the generous amount and variety of food: Red beans cooked with pork, white rice, carne molida (ground meat),...

Ajiaco is a soup common to Colombia, Cuba, and Peru. The dish is especially popular in Bogotá, Colombia, being called Ajiaco santafereño, where it is typically made with chicken, three varieties of potatoes, and the herb Galinsoga parviflora, known locally as guasca or guascas. In Cuba, ajiaco is...

Picada or Picada Colombiana is a Colombian cuisine dish prepared with pieces of steak, chicken, arepa, potato, yuca (cassava), morcilla, chorizo, and plantain. The ingredients are usually fried. The word picada means chopped in Spanish. Often served on large platters, picadas are usually served at...

Sudado de pollo is a chicken stew of traditional Colombian cuisine, that Colombians eat weekly, very popular in Colombia, also in Peru. Stews are the type of food that people eat the most in Colombia, especially at lunch time and they always serve them with a side of white rice and avocado. The...

Sudado de Carne Res is a very popular dish in Colombia, is very easy to make and delicious over white rice with avocado on the side. Every Colombian home makes a sudado dish a least once a week. Sudados can also be made with pork or chicken. Potatoes, cassava and plantain, onions and garlic and...