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