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Colombian National Dishes

Explore 268 Colombian recipes with measured ingredients, cooking steps and practical serving advice.

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Wide view of a bowl of salted-and-fresh bocachico stew with potatoes and herbs.
Colombian National Dishes

Colombian National Dishes

Explore 268 Colombian recipes with measured ingredients, cooking steps and practical serving advice.

24 recipes
24 recipes
A rustic bowl of Quibdó bocachico stew with potatoes, banana and herbs.

Mestizo de pescado salado y fresco — Quibdó Salted-and-Fresh Bocachico Stew

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Buenaventura baked fish-and-potato casserole with a golden breadcrumb top and visible layers.

Pastel de pescado — Buenaventura Baked Fish and Potato Casserole

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Layered poached white fish, cucumber ribbons and capers in vinaigrette on lettuce.

Pescado con Cohombros — Buenaventura Fish and Cucumber Appetizer

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Cooked white fish with long onion, herbs and lime-vinegar dressing on lettuce.

Pescado Encurtido — Buenaventura Marinated Fish

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Browned beef steaks on a rustic clay tiesto with warm arepas and lemon nearby.

Carne asada en tiesto — Antioquia clay-griddled steak

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A rustic bowl of thick cooked uitillo pulp with green chili, ripe fruit and cassava casabe.

Cocido de pulpa de uitillo (monob) — Colombian Amazonian fruit stew

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Guiso de ahuyama — Santander pumpkin stew

Guiso de ahuyama — Santander pumpkin stew

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Carne en polvo — Antioquian finely ground beef

Carne en polvo — Antioquian finely ground beef

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Amazonian Colombian snail stew (Guiso de caracoles): Fully cooked snail meat in tomato, onion and achiote sauce, served with rice and cassava fariña.

Amazonian Colombian snail stew (Guiso de caracoles)

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Chontaduro and seared beef with crumbled white fresh cheese on a plate.

Chontaduro with beef and fresh cheese (Chontaduro con carne y queso)

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Antioquian pork ribs browned with tomato and scallion hogao on a plate.

Antioquian fried pork ribs (Costillas de cerdo fritas)

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Three-quarter view of browned grilled pork ribs with clear grill marks on a ceramic platter.

Grilled pork ribs from Tota (Costillas de cerdo asadas)

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A bowl of white beans stewed with pork ribs and bacon, with white rice and arepas beside it.

White beans with pork ribs and bacon (Fríjoles blancos con costilla de cerdo y tocineta)

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Putumayo pumpkin-seed stew with softly set egg, onion and ají in a rustic bowl.

Ripe pumpkin-seed stew (Guiso de pepas de calabaza madura)

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Golden Tunja-style pork chops with lemon and dried herbs on a rustic plate.

Tunja-style fried pork chops (Chuletas de cerdo)

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Antioquia casserole with browned cheese, shredded chicken and pork.

Antioquia baked cheese and shredded meat casserole (Fundido de queso y carne)

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Bowl of lamb stew with potatoes, arracacha, carrot and tomato-onion sauce.

Santa Rosa de Viterbo lamb and root-vegetable stew (Guiso de cordero)

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Antioquia pork and eggplant casserole layered with tomato-onion hogao and browned white cheese.

Antioquia pork loin and eggplant bake (Lomo de cerdo con berenjena)

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Antioquia beer-marinated pork loin roast, golden outside and sliced to show its moist centre, with pan juices and onion.

Antioquia beer-marinated pork loin roast (Cañón de cerdo)

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Boyacá pumpkin and pork bake in a rustic dish, with a serving showing the pumpkin and pork filling beneath a golden toasted crumb crust.

Boyacá pumpkin and pork bake (Torta de calabaza y cerdo)

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A bowl of Huila atollado with beef, longaniza, cooked rice, squash, carrot, yellow potato and green beans; a spoonful shows its thick, moist texture.

Huila-Style Atollado (Guiso Soperopo)

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Nemocón cocido campesino with Andean potatoes, native tubers, peas, fava beans and creamy chorriado.

Cocido campesino from Nemocón

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Cocido de Subachoque with beef, pork, chorizo, Andean potatoes and tubers, corn, and warm tomato-cheese hogo.

Cocido de Subachoque

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Opened banana leaf holding smoky dried beef strips on a rustic earthenware plate.

Carne seca al horno

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