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🇨🇴 Traditional dishes from Colombia

3 dishes people actually cook in Colombia: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Ajiaco

90 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Ajiaco, a traditional dish from Colombia

A comforting Colombian chicken and potato soup.

  • 600 g chicken thighs
  • 800 g potatoes
  • 2 corn on the cob
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 30 g cilantro
  • 1500 ml chicken broth
  • 50 g capers
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Arepas

30 min · easy · 5 ingredients

Arepas, a traditional dish from Colombia

Deliciously versatile cornmeal cakes from Colombia!

  • 500 g cornmeal
  • 400 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 200 g cheese
  • 50 g butter

Bandeja paisa

120 min · medium · 15 ingredients

Bandeja paisa, a traditional dish from Colombia

Savor the hearty flavors of Colombia's favorite dish!

  • 400 g red beans
  • 300 g pork belly
  • 300 g ground beef
  • 200 g chorizo sausage
  • 300 g white rice
  • 2 fried plantains
  • 2 avocadoes
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 arepas
  • 10 g cilantro
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic
  • 30 ml olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt

What do people eat in Colombia?

The three dishes from Colombia documented in Copper are Ajiaco, Arepas and Bandeja paisa. Avocado and cilantro each appear in more than one recipe. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 25 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Colombia?

The three recipes need 25 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Avocado and cilantro are the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 5 use avocado and 21 use cilantro. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Colombia take?

Arepas is the quickest at 30 minutes. Bandeja paisa is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 90 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Colombia is easiest to make at home?

Arepas is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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