Main Dishes
- Arepa
- Asado negro
- Bistec a caballo
- Bollo pelón
- Cachapa - Maize pancake
- Cachitos - de jamón, similar to French croissants
- Caraotas negras (black beans)
- Chicharrón
- Chivo en coco - a generous serving of shredded goat cooked in coconut milk, topped with mofongo (fried, mashed green bananas).
- Chupe Andino
- Corbullón de mero
- Empanada
- Pastelito
- Ensalada de pollo - Chicken salad
- Lengua de Res - Cow tongue "a la vinagretta" (in a vinaigrette)
- Mandoca
- Mondongo (tripe)
- Ñoquis - Potato pasta, more prominent in the Central region.
- Hallaca - typical Christmas dish.
- Hervido de gallina - Hen soup
- Pabellón criollo - Creole pavilion, the National dish.
- Pastel de pollo
- Pasticho - the Venezuelan version of lasagna; from the Italian pasticcio.
- Patacones
- Perico
- Pescado sudado
- Pisca Andina - soup commonly served in the Andes
- Pisillo de chigüire
- Polenta - it is also known as "Funche" in some areas of the country.
- Sancocho de pescado
- Sopa de rabo
- Torta de plátano - cake made with plantains
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