| Venezuela has a touch of marine flavor when talks | | | | and shredded meat with banana and black beans. |
| about food place. Fresh fish and shellfish generally are | | | | * Arepa: This is also used as supplementary food. It is |
| a part of typical fare. In fact, you can get fresh fish | | | | a perfectly baked or fried combination of corn flour, |
| and shellfish in practically any part of the country. | | | | water and salt. |
| However, 'pabellon' is known as national food of the | | | | * Hallaca: This dish is prepared with cornmeal mixed |
| country. Pabellon is a meat dish that is prepared with | | | | with beef, pork, and ham, and then boiled or steamed |
| meat, rice, black beans and banana. | | | | after wrapping in banana leaves. A little amount of |
| "Arepas", a kind of bread which is prepared with corn | | | | green pepper adds a wonderful flavor to it. |
| flour, salt and water, is demanded all the time | | | | * Hervido: This is a soup made with beef, chicken or |
| everywhere. A bite of it with jam or cheese tastes | | | | fish along with vegetables and tomatoes. The |
| wonderful. Arepas, with different methods of | | | | vegetables used vary according to the region where |
| preparation and various implementations, is served by | | | | the soup is prepared. |
| almost all the restaurants in Venezuela. | | | | * Meat: It can be noticed that meat is the major |
| Few types of food that are commonly eaten in | | | | ingredient in almost all types of food prepared in |
| Venezuela are as follows: | | | | Venezuela. Game meat like deer, capybara and rabbit |
| * Pabellon: This is a delicious preparation of stewed | | | | are commonly consumed. |