What food means to your culture.

                                                                      Pabellon criollo

The food is very important for our culture because it´s something that represents us as venezuelan, we have different types of typical dishes like the ¨Pabellon Criollo¨or ¨Venezuelan Pabellon¨, it´s one of the most representative typical dishes of our kitchen. Full of colors and a variety of  flavors, it possibly evokes the unoin of the ethnic group that integrates our town, it has the unique and warm aroma.

The Pabellon is a dish that has joined us along our history, it has grown with us, with little variations in different region of Venezuela, but always keeping the unique and pure essences of the national dish par excellence, it´s representative of the latin american cuisine, it is difficult to specify the origin but at the end of century XIX it was  recognized in Caracas.

It is composed of White rice, Shredded Beef (carne mechada), black beans and slices of ripe plantain, which are fried, all arranged in a dish standing out it´s color, aroma and flavor. A balance is created in this dish in all it´s components, as well as in it´s color, as in it´s flavor, each one is an important part of the venezuelan culture.

Also, in some cities, they like to add other ingredients, like in Caracas, they add egg. The Pabellon is a very special dish for our culture, sometimes in parties, reunions and celebrations it is given as a main dish and we, as venezuelan love this dish because it is delicious.