Flag: President:Hugo Chavepz (1999) Capital:Caracas is Venezuela's capital.
Money: compared to us coins(top)50 bolivars(bottom) History:Spanish is the national and official language of Venezuela.Venezuela is located in Northern South America and shares it's borders with Brazil, Colombia and Guyana. Venezuela’s capital and largest city is Caracas.
Food: AREPA: It is the most famous dish from Venezuela, and is a cornmeal cake that can be grilled, baked or fried. ere in Venezuela it is split open and filled with a variety of cheese and meats. Arepa is a basic part of the Venezuelan diet and is eaten in place of bread in most meals. We recommend filling it with a mixture of cheese, eggs and bacon! CACHAPA: Similar to the traditional American pancake it is made from a puree of corn, sugar, salt and oil. It is normally then folded over with a large piece of a soft white cheese inside. It is sometimes served with cream and jam. It is traditionally served with breakfast or a snack with tea. Sometimes it is accompanied by a side of fried pork. CACHITOS DE JAMÓN: Is a snack which is very similar to the French croissant filled with chopped ham and or cheese. CASABE: This type of bread - which is made out of Yucca is considered the oldest bread in the Americas. Rich in fibre and minerals the Venezuelans consume more than 30,000kg of casabe each year. CHIVO AL COCO: Is a specialty at the coastal region around Coco and contains of shredded goat cooked in coconut milk. It will be served with mofongo which is fried, mashed green bananas. EMPANADAS: The empanadas in Venezuela are deep fried, stuffed corn flour patties. Depending on the region you can even find shark, clams or other types of seafood fillings. The most typical empanadas are those filled with cheese and minced meat. : This famous Italian dish is very popular in Venezuela as well. The caprese salad consists of tomato, mozzarella cheese and fresh basil.
GUASACACA: Is the queen of the sauces in Venezuela. It is quite spicy and will normally be served with meat, chicken, empanadas and arepas. It is made with avocado, parseley, coriander, onions, peppers and garlic. HALLACA:The process is incredibly laborious and involves the entire family; it is only done during the Christmas season, and generally in one go, to last the entire season.in which bundles of food are often exchanged between neighbours and friends.The family forms a line starting with the filling of beef, pork, capers, raisins and olives that are then wrapped in cornmeal dough and then bound with banana leaves. While generally men do not involve themselves in the cooking process, avoiding hallaca making is impossible and men are most commonly found cleaning the banana leaves and tying them together for steaming. There is always a familiar pride when it comes to hallaca making, with everyone quoting how their mother's hallacas are the best in the entire country. Perhaps there is some truth to this as no two families use the exact same recipe, and the filling sometimes differ throughout the regions. If you happen to visit Venezuela during the month of December you will be surprised to see how many generous people will gladly offer you a neatly wrapped package filled with a perfect balance of savoury and sweetness. LENGUA DE RES: Cow tongue served in a vinaigrette.(yuck) What I Learned:The population of Venezuela was 26,749,000 in 2005, venezuela has some nasty food.Venezuela turned over a Colombian drug suspect to U.S. authorities Monday and sent five other suspects to the Netherlands and Colombia, where they face charges ranging from drug trafficking to murder. Gloria Rojas Valencia, a 53-year-old Colombian, is accused by U.S. authorities of being a member of Mexico's Zetas drug gang, Venezuelan Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami said.
Flag:
President:Hugo Chavepz (1999)
Capital: Caracas is Venezuela's capital.
Money:
History:Spanish is the national and official language of Venezuela.Venezuela is located in Northern South America and shares it's borders with Brazil, Colombia and Guyana. Venezuela’s capital and largest city is Caracas.
Food:
AREPA: It is the most famous dish from Venezuela, and is a cornmeal cake that can be grilled, baked or fried. ere in Venezuela it is split open and filled with a variety of cheese and meats. Arepa is a basic part of the Venezuelan diet and is eaten in place of bread in most meals. We recommend filling it with a mixture of cheese, eggs and bacon!
CACHAPA: Similar to the traditional American pancake it is made from a puree of corn, sugar, salt and oil. It is normally then folded over with a large piece of a soft white cheese inside. It is sometimes served with cream and jam. It is traditionally served with breakfast or a snack with tea. Sometimes it is accompanied by a side of fried pork.
CACHITOS DE JAMÓN: Is a snack which is very similar to the French croissant filled with chopped ham and or cheese.
CASABE: This type of bread - which is made out of Yucca is considered the oldest bread in the Americas. Rich in fibre and minerals the Venezuelans consume more than 30,000kg of casabe each year.
CHIVO AL COCO: Is a specialty at the coastal region around Coco and contains of shredded goat cooked in coconut milk. It will be served with mofongo which is fried, mashed green bananas.
EMPANADAS: The empanadas in Venezuela are deep fried, stuffed corn flour patties. Depending on the region you can even find shark, clams or other types of seafood fillings. The most typical empanadas are those filled with cheese and minced meat.
: This famous Italian dish is very popular in Venezuela as well. The caprese salad consists of tomato, mozzarella cheese and fresh basil.
GUASACACA: Is the queen of the sauces in Venezuela. It is quite spicy and will normally be served with meat, chicken, empanadas and arepas. It is made with avocado, parseley, coriander, onions, peppers and garlic.
HALLACA:The process is incredibly laborious and involves the entire family; it is only done during the Christmas season, and generally in one go, to last the entire season.in which bundles of food are often exchanged between neighbours and friends.The family forms a line starting with the filling of beef, pork, capers, raisins and olives that are then wrapped in cornmeal dough and then bound with banana leaves. While generally men do not involve themselves in the cooking process, avoiding hallaca making is impossible and men are most commonly found cleaning the banana leaves and tying them together for steaming. There is always a familiar pride when it comes to hallaca making, with everyone quoting how their mother's hallacas are the best in the entire country. Perhaps there is some truth to this as no two families use the exact same recipe, and the filling sometimes differ throughout the regions. If you happen to visit Venezuela during the month of December you will be surprised to see how many generous people will gladly offer you a neatly wrapped package filled with a perfect balance of savoury and sweetness.
LENGUA DE RES: Cow tongue served in a vinaigrette.(yuck)
What I Learned:The population of Venezuela was 26,749,000 in 2005, venezuela has some nasty food.Venezuela turned over a Colombian drug suspect to U.S. authorities Monday and sent five other suspects to the Netherlands and Colombia, where they face charges ranging from drug trafficking to murder. Gloria Rojas Valencia, a 53-year-old Colombian, is accused by U.S. authorities of being a member of Mexico's Zetas drug gang, Venezuelan Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami said.
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