Typical Foods of Maracaibo

Well, im going to talk about tipical food of my town!!! We have a lot creativity for cooking… maracuchos peoples are very good in the art of eat, and we use all our imagination for cooking, a lot of ours dishes are fried, that`s why macacuchos people are usually fat. we love all kind of food, but our tipical foos is our favorite in the whole world.

This are any examples

• Mandoca

I is a deep fried cornmeal ring that can be enjoyed while still hot, with butter and cheese. It is usually served at breakfast, and it is most popular in the western part of the country. It is made of corn meal, grated cheese, sugar or Papelón, Which is a kind of sugar made from sugar cane and a variety of banana known as plantain, that must be very ripe when used.

• Tequeños

Is prepared with a bread dough with white cheese in the middle. It is formed into a breadstick and then usually fried. It is one of the most popular snack foods.

New tequeño versions, made with beef, ham and cheese, chicken, spinach and cheese, milk caramel, guava and cream cheese and more 

• Patacones

Tostones from the Spanish verb tostar which means "to toast"  also called patacones, The dish is made from sliced green unripe plantains which are cut either lengthwise or widthwise and are twice fried. The slices of plantains are fried for 1-2 minutes on each side until they are golden in color and removed, then patted for excess oil. Afterwards, they are pounded flat with a utensil made for the task called a "tostonera," or any kitchen utensil that has a large enough flat surface. The plantains are then fried once again until they are crisp and golden brown. The Tostones are salted and eaten much like potato chips/crisps or French fries/chips.

• Cachapas

Are a traditional Venezuelan dish made from corn. Like arepas, Cachapas are popular at roadside stands. They can be made like pancakes of fresh corn dough, or wrapped in dry corn leaves and boiled, The most common varieties are made with fresh corn that is ground and then mixed into a thick batter and cooked on a budare like pancakes; the cachapa is slightly thicker and lumpier because of the pieces from corn kernels.

Cachapas are eaten with Hand Cheese, a soft, mozzarella cheese. Cachapas can be very elaborate, some including different kinds of cheese, milky cream, or jam. They can be prepared as an appetizer or a full breakfast, depending on the size

• Cepillao

Is a snow cone is a paper cone filled with crushed ice or shaved ice topped with flavored sugar syrup, many snow cones are now made bearing similarities to these balls of crushed or shaved ice. The delectable treat is now made with shaven ice and a sugar syrup and these terms are often used interchangeably. In Maracaibo are made af many flavors  and are topped with condensed milk