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Venezuelan cuisine - wikipedia Venezuelan cuisine Jump to : navigation , search ( hide ) This article has multiple issues . Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article is in a list format that may be better presented using prose . You can help by converting this article to prose , if appropriate . Editing help is available . ( May 2010 ) This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( June 2015 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) Due to its world , its diversity of industrial resources and the cultural diversity of the Venezuelan people , Venezuelan cuisine often varies greatly from one region to another . Its cuisine , traditional as well as modern , is influenced by its European ( Italian , Spanish , Portuguese , and French ) , West African and Native American traditions . Food staples include corn , rice , plantain , yams , beans and several meats . Potatoes , tomatoes , onions , eggplants , squashes , spinach and zucchini are also common sides in the Venezuelan diet . Contents ( hide ) 1 Main dishes 2 Typical snacks 3 Beverages 4 Breads 5 Cheeses 6 Desserts 6.1 Cakes 7 Seafood 8 Other foods 9 See also 10 References 11 External links Main dishes ( edit ) Name Image Description Arepa ground maize dough or cooked Asado negro tender beef Roast cooked in a wine broth Bistec a caballo `` Steak on horseback '' Beef steak with a fried egg over it Bollo pelón corn dough filled with meat or chicken stew boiled in tomato sauce . Cachapa a maize pancake Cachitos de jamón , similar to French croissant Caraotas negras black beans Casabe Casabe Carne en vara Meat in vara Chicharrón corn dough filled with meat or chicken stew boiled in tomato sauce . Chivo en coco a generous serving of shredded goat cooked in coconut milk , topped with mofongo ( fried , mashed green bananas ) Chupe Andino various stews and soups of the Andes region Corbullón de mero Grouper with onions , peppers , and tomato in a winesauce Ensalada de pollo chicken salad Lengua de Res beef tongue `` a la vinagretta '' ( in a vinaigrette ) Mandoca deep fried cornmeal ring Mondongo soup made from diced tripe and slow cooked vegetables Ñoquis potato pasta , more prominent in the Central region Hallaca Typical Christmas dish , Hallacas typically have a mixture of beef , pork , chicken , capers , raisins , and olives wrapped in maize ( cornmeal dough ) , bound with string within plantain leaves , and boiled or steamed afterwards Hervido de gallina hen soup Pabellón criollo Creole pavilion , the national dish rice , shredded beef in stew and stewed black beans Pastel de pollo chicken pot pie Pastelito puff pastry Pasticho a local version of the Greek dish pastitsio ; from the Italian pasticcio . Perico scrambled eggs , butter , sautéed diced onions , and tomatoes Pescado sudado steamed fish Pisca Andina soup commonly served in the Andes Pisillo de chigüire shredded meat with vegetables Polenta also known as `` Funche '' in some areas of the country . Sancocho de pescado Fish soup Sopa de costilla Costilla soup Torta de plátano cake made with plantains Typical snacks ( edit ) Patacones prepareds Venezuelans empanadas Name Image Description Tequeño Fried breaded cheese stick Tostones and patacones common side dish for fried fish , typically eaten at the beach Golfeados pastry made of cheesy , cinnamon and sugar Empanadas Served as snacks from street vendors . Can also be eaten for full meal . Patatas fritas a potato snack fried like chips or french fries . Beverages ( edit ) A tequeño is prepared with a bread dough with queso blanco ( white cheese ) in the middle . Beer Chicha Cocada -- Coconut milkshake , found mostly in coastal areas . Mango juice Passion fruit juice Leche de burra Malta -- Non-alcoholic carbonated malt . Papelón con limón Ponche crema Rum Tequila - Served at celebration Breads ( edit ) Pan dulce -- Spanish for `` sweet bread '' Pan chabata -- Italian `` ciabatta '' Pan Frances , or Canilla Pan Siciliano -- round loaf of country bread . Pan de jamón -- usually filled with ham , olives , and raisins and usually eaten during the Christmas season . Cheeses ( edit ) Queso de Mano Queso de Año Queso de Bola relleno Queso de Cabra Queso de Mano Queso Guayanes Queso Telita Queso Paisa Queso Parmesano Cuajada andina Queso Palmizulia Queso Clineja -- Venezuelan slang . RAE ( Crizneja ) Desserts ( edit ) Venezuelan dessert called Quesillo Golfeado Alfajores Bienmesabe Besitos de coco -- small and round coconut candy Cannoli -- often called `` cannoli siciliano '' Conserva de coco Conserva de guayaba Churros Venezuelan Dulce de leche -- a solid version made in Coro . Dulce de lechosa Majarete Mousse de chocolate Pudín de chocolate -- chocolate pudding Quesillo -- local -- style caramel flan . Brazo gitano ( the Spanish Swiss roll ) Profiterol ( Profiterole ) Torta de queso -- cheese cake Cakes ( edit ) Tres leches cake Marquesa de almendras -- almond marquise Torta Burrera Torta de jojoto -- corn cake Torta de pan -- bread cake Torta negra Torta de tostada - cooked cake Torta de auyama -- pumpkin cake Torta Mil Hojas Torta Tres Leches Bienmesabe -- made with coconut and meringue Seafood ( edit ) Vuelvealavida -- one of a range of seafood cocktails commonly found in beach culture Other foods ( edit ) Guasacaca -- a sauce prepared with avocado , cilantro , peppers , onions , and garlic . There are two varieties : green ( mild ) and red ( hot ) . Salpicón Tajadas -- fried plantain slices See also ( edit ) Venezuela portal Food portal Latin American cuisine South American cuisine References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : Kohnstamm , Thomas ; Kohn , Beth . `` Venezuela . '' Lonely Planet . Accessed October 2011 . Jump up ^ Brittin , Helen ( 2011 ) . The Food and Culture Around the World Handbook . Boston : Prentice Hall . pp. 20 -- 21 . Jump up ^ Romero , Aldemaro ( 21 June 1998 ) . `` Pasticho '' . notitarde.com ( Spanish ) . Archived from the original on 23 March 2002 . Retrieved 2006 - 04 - 28 . 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