Venezuela
Bomba
A Venezuelan filled doughnut of German origin, similar to a Berliner, filled with custard, jam or chocolate, dusted with sugar, a popular sweet treat.
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Cachitos
A Venezuelan crescent-shaped pastry similar to a croissant, filled with seasoned ham, a popular breakfast and snack item, often eaten with coffee.
Venezuela
Empanada de Cazón
A Margarita corn-dough empanada filled with seasoned cazón and fried until crisp.
Colombia
Empanadas Colombianas
Colombian fried empanadas of yellow cornmeal dough filled with beef, chicken, or potatoes, served with aji (salsa). Crispier and smaller than Argentine versions.
Venezuela
Golfeados
Sweet rolls made with grated papelón and aniseed, baked in a tray and topped with a slice of white cheese and syrup.
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Mandoca
Ring of maize dough enriched with ripe plantain and papelón, deep-fried and eaten hot with butter and white cheese.
Mérida, Venezuela
Pastelito Andino
Wheat-dough turnover from the Andes filled with cheese, chicken or beans and fried, eaten for breakfast with coffee.
Venezuela
Polvorosa de Pollo
Chicken stew in a sweet-savoury sauce with raisins and olives, sealed under a very short, crumbly pastry lid dusted with sugar.
Venezuela
Venezuelan Empanada
Empanada
Half-moon of maize dough — not wheat — filled with cheese, shredded beef, black beans or shark, and deep-fried until the shell blisters.