What foods do Colombians have at Christmas?

chester says on Dec 24, 2006, 09:11:

sweets try to see if you can buy some Arequipe (sweet caramel/milk spread)

and some common saltine crackers to spread it on.

it might even come with some raisins mixed in.

it doesn't take much, really, really sweet.

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Monpirri says on Dec 24, 2006, 09:24:

It's about the same maybe a little different. They eat turkey, bread, sweets and drink coke......
I can give you a list with a thousand items that would make their eyes to pop out. i.e. arroz con pollo, empanadas, sancocho, arguardiente, manjar blanco, chicarron, lechon asado, pato, cerveza aguila, arepa de huevo..LOL

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jay1234 says on Dec 24, 2006, 10:09:

and their dinner pop out if they drink too much arguardiente.

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diobahn says on Dec 24, 2006, 11:38:

Christmas dinner in B'quilla ........my friends there typically enjoy lasagna, green salad with

thousand island dressing, french bread rolls, coca cola and chocolate cake sprinkled with crushed peppermint.....that's been the menu for more than twenty years.

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Miguel says on Dec 24, 2006, 21:20:

It depends on availability If you live in Miami, NYC, Atlanta, Houston, or other cities in the USA that have a large population of Colombians, you may be able to find traditional Christmas foods that are popular in Colombia. As monpirri1 mentioned, turkey is a favorite. If your friends are from the north coast, find papa criolla and a case of Costeñita and you will rule. A bottle of Viejo de Caldas would be a nice touch, as well.

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Gomezman5 says on Dec 24, 2006, 21:26:

For those with a sweet tooth Natilla is very common

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juanalejo says on Dec 25, 2006, 07:37:

Roast Pork, Stuffed Turkey, Roast Turkey, potato salad, rice with almonds o rice with herbs, buñuelos, natilla, christmas cake.

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Robert Jorge says on Dec 25, 2006, 11:34:

A traditional dish for festivos, at least in the Meta, is pig's head with rice. I never had the chance to try it, because my fiancee gets sick just at the sight of it. And this is a girl that lives off of sopa de mondongo. (cow tripe soup) By the way, sopa de mondongo is popular down there, and is delicious.

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Dec 25, 2006, 11:43:

I hate that stuff sopa de mondongo and pig's head doesn't sound so great either...

We used to have a roast ham, fruit salad, rice pudding, natilla and buñuelos at Christmas Eve dinner. On Christmas day my mother-in-law always invited us over to sancocho de gallina, sometimes tamales made with chicken and pork or empanadas caleñas yummy! There was always sweet desserts such as manjarblanco, brevas en almíbar, dulce desamargado. Champus and masamorra were also prepared at Christmastime.

Cheers,
Desi

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