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Lechona is a traditional dish consisting of a roasted pig stuffed with onions, peas, fresh herbs, and various spices. The pig is roasted for a long time until the meat is tender and succulent. The dish is usually prepared for celebrations and festivities since one lechona can produce as many as 100 servings.
This unique Colombian delicacy can be found in numerous restaurants throughout the country's largest cities.
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Picada Colombiana is a traditional dish where a variety of grilled or fried meat and vegetables are served on a large platter. The dish is usually prepared on Sundays for family and friends or at various special occasions and celebrations, but it can also be found served as street food.
Picada Colombiana typically includes papa criolla potatoes, pork, chicken, beef, morcilla blood sausages, longaniza, arepas, guacamole, sweet plantains, chunchullo (fried intestines), and envuelto (corn in husks). It is recommended to season this hearty dish with a squeeze of lime juice, as they usually do in Colombia.
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Bandeja paisa, also known as bandeja de arriero, bandeja montanera and bandeja antioquena, is Colombia's national dish since 2005, a heavy, caloric meal traditionally served on a big, oval platter and intended to be eaten for lunch.
Originally, the platter provided nutrition and energy to the farmers to keep them going for the whole day and there are a total of 13 ingredients used in the dish, including golden-fried chorizo sausages with lime, hogau sauce, cooked white rice, ground beef, plantain, arepa (a thin, fried corn cake), avocado, stewed red beans, fried pork belly, and a fried egg on top of it all.
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Sobrebarriga is a popular Colombian dish that is typically made by slow-cooking a tough flank steak until it is so tender that it pulls apart easily, although it can also be prepared with meatballs, chicken, or fish. It is traditionally simmered in salsa criolla, consisting of tomatoes, onions, garlic, cumin, and bell peppers.
The dish is often served with rice, potatoes, and arepas on the side. It is recommended to garnish the stew with chopped coriander and avocado slices.
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Posta sudada is a traditional meat dish. It's prepared with a combination of beef eye of round roast, tomatoes, cumin, potatoes, cassava, beef stock, coriander, and aliΓ±os sauce β a seasoning paste consisting of peppers, onions, scallions, garlic, and cumin.
The meat is boiled with other ingredients until both the vegetables and the meat become tender. Before serving, posta sudada is usually garnished with coriander, and the dish is then served over white rice.
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