
Ajiaco Bogotano
Bogotá's great contribution to the world's soups — a hearty, warming chicken and three-potato stew thickened with guasca herb, served with capers, cream and avocado.
Ajiaco, bandeja paisa, arepas: cocina andina abundante y vibrante.
La cocina colombiana se adapta a la variada geografía del país: las tierras altas andinas, dos costas, vastas llanuras (Llanos) y la selva amazónica se cocinan de manera diferente. Los Andes alrededor de Bogotá producen ajiaco, una sopa de pollo con tres variedades de papa espesada con hierbas guascas y terminada con alcaparras y crema. Antioquia construyó la bandeja paisa, un plato de frijoles, arroz, chicharrón, carne molida, chorizo, huevo frito, plátano macho, aguacate y arepa. La costa caribeña cocina con coco: arroz con coco, pescado frito y guisos de influencia africana en los alrededores de Cartagena.
El maíz es la columna vertebral histórica. Las arepas (tortas de maíz a la plancha) varían según la región, desde la arepa paisa fina y ampollada hasta la arepa de choclo rellena de queso y la arepa de huevo frita y rellena de huevo de la costa. Los tamales envueltos en hojas de plátano difieren de una provincia a otra; la mazamorra y la chicha extienden el maíz a las bebidas. Las sopas tienen un profundo peso cultural: el sancocho, un guiso de gallina, carne o pescado con yuca, plátano y mazorcas de maíz, es el plato de los domingos familiares y las reuniones ribereñas en todo el país.
A diferencia de la cocina mexicana o peruana, la comida colombiana mantiene el chile a un lado: el ají, una salsa fresca de cilantro, cebollín, tomate y un poco de chile, es el condimento de mesa que permite a cada comensal establecer su propio picante. La cocina casera es generosa y rica en almidón: arroz y frijoles diariamente en el interior, plátano frito en todas partes, chocolate caliente servido con queso en la taza en Bogotá y jugos de frutas frescas (lulo, guanábana, maracuyá) en casi todas las comidas.
Arepas
Tortas de maíz a la plancha que se comen a diario en todo el país, desde versiones paisas simples hasta arepas de huevo costeras fritas con un huevo adentro.
Sancocho
Un abundante guiso de pollo, carne de res o pescado con yuca, plátano verde, papa y maíz: el plato universal de las reuniones familiares colombianas.
Bandeja Paisa
Plato montañés antioqueño: frijoles rojos, arroz, chicharrón, carne molida, chorizo, huevo frito, plátano maduro, aguacate y arepa.
Ajiaco Santafereño
La exclusiva sopa de pollo y tres papas de Bogotá, aromatizada con hierba guascas y servida con alcaparras, crema y aguacate.
Ají al costado
Una salsa fresca de cilantro, cebollín y chile servida como condimento, refleja la preferencia de Colombia por el picante opcional en lugar del incorporado.
Cocina costera con coco
El Caribe colombiano cocina arroz a fuego lento en leche de coco caramelizada (arroz con coco) y lo combina con pescado entero frito y patacones.
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Bogotá's great contribution to the world's soups — a hearty, warming chicken and three-potato stew thickened with guasca herb, served with capers, cream and avocado.

Colombia's most legendary meal — a monumental platter from the Antioquia region featuring red beans, chicharrón, minced beef, chorizo, fried egg, sweet plantain, avocado, hogao sauce and rice.

Thick, sweet griddled fresh corn cakes with a chewy, slightly sweet interior and crispy edge — Colombia's beloved street snack, often split and filled with fresh cheese.

A gentle, warming Bogotá breakfast soup of hot milk, poached eggs, spring onion and fresh herbs — simple, nourishing and uniquely Colombian.

Crispy corn dough empanadas filled with seasoned beef, potato and egg — Colombia's most popular street food, fried golden and served with ají sauce.

Colombia's legendary platter from the Paisa region — a mountainous spread of beans, rice, ground beef, chicharrón, fried egg, chorizo, avocado, and plantain.

Colombia's great restorative soup — a slow-simmered stew of chicken or beef with yuca, corn, plantain, and potatoes in a deeply flavored broth seasoned with cilantro and cumin.

Colombia's ancient corn porridge — white hominy corn simmered until tender and served with milk and raw cane sugar panela, a beloved Paisa breakfast and evening drink.

A warm, comforting Bogotá breakfast soup of milk, poached eggs, and scallions — simple and deeply satisfying.

Crispy, smashed green plantain rounds — the versatile Colombian staple eaten as a side, snack, or base for toppings.

Sweet, fragrant coconut rice from Colombia's Caribbean coast — caramelized coconut milk gives it a unique golden color.

Fluffy, cheesy cassava and cornmeal rolls — Colombia's beloved baked snack with a uniquely chewy, airy texture.

Colombia's iconic slow-roasted stuffed whole pig, packed with rice, peas, and spices — the king of festive cooking.

Bogotá's iconic thick chicken soup made with three types of potato and guascas herb — hearty, unique and deeply comforting.

Colombia's great hearty stew — chicken, yuca, plantain, corn and potato simmered in a golden, herb-scented broth. Sunday lunch across the nation.

Colombia's legendary platter — red beans with pork, white rice, ground beef, chicharrón, fried egg, sweet plantain, avocado and arepa.

Bogotá's legendary creamy chicken and potato soup with guascas herb — Colombia's most celebrated comfort food.

Light, crispy Colombian cheese fritters — the essential Christmas snack eaten with natilla all over Colombia.

Colombian whole roasted pig stuffed with rice, peas and spiced pork — the ultimate celebration centrepiece from Tolima.

Bogotá's three-potato chicken soup with corn, capers, cream, and guascas — Colombia's most comforting bowl.

A creamy, herb-perfumed Andean soup of chicken, three varieties of potato, sweet corn and the indispensable native herb guascas, finished with capers, cream and avocado — the soul of Bogotá.

Colombian platter with beans, rice, beef, chicharrón, eggs, plantain, avocado — Antioquia's mountain feast.

Bogotá's iconic chicken and three-potato soup with corn, capers, and cream — Andean comfort.

Colombian fried corn cakes stuffed with a whole egg — a Cartagena beach-stall classic with a crisp masarepa shell and a runny, savory center.

Colombia's beloved griddled corn cake with melted cheese — crispy outside, chewy within. Eaten from breakfast to late-night snack, every day, everywhere.

Twice-fried, smashed green plantain rounds — golden and crispy, the indispensable Colombian side dish eaten with hogao, guacamole, or black beans.

Colombia's iconic weekend stew: whole chicken, yuca, plantain, corn, potatoes, and cilantro in a golden, herb-fragrant broth — the dish that brings families together.

Versatile Colombian spiced beef mince with tomatoes, onions, and herbs — the workhorse filling for arepas, pasteles, empanadas, and rice bowls.

Colombia's hearty breakfast tostada: thick-cut bread fried golden in butter, topped with hogao (tomato-onion sauce) and a fried egg. Simple, satisfying, regional.

Crispy golden fried empanadas with a corn-dough shell and spiced beef and potato filling — the definitive Colombian street snack eaten with ají verde.

Light, airy deep-fried cheese fritters — Colombia's essential Christmas sweet, served with natilla and hot chocolate for the most festive combination in the country.

Silky Colombian-style condensed milk caramel custard — richer and more trembling than classic flan, unmoulded to reveal a glossy caramel sauce.

Bogotá's signature highland soup: three varieties of potato, chicken, corn on the cob, and guasca herb simmered into a thick, earthy, deeply comforting stew.

Bogota Lemon Herb Grain Bowl turns colombian pantry flavors into a complete grain bowl with salmon, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.

Cartagena Smoky Tomato Soup turns colombian pantry flavors into a complete soup with white fish, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.

Medellin Sesame Lime Stew turns colombian pantry flavors into a complete stew with chicken legs, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.

Cali Charred Pepper Noodles turns colombian pantry flavors into a complete noodle dish with wheat noodles, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.

Santander Green Herb Salad turns colombian pantry flavors into a complete salad with grilled chicken, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.

Boyaca Lemon Herb Flatbread turns colombian pantry flavors into a complete flatbread with flatbread dough, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.

Barranquilla Smoky Tomato Traybake turns colombian pantry flavors into a complete traybake with sweet potatoes, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.

Pasto Sesame Lime Fritters turns colombian pantry flavors into a complete fritters with salted fish, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.

Amazonas Charred Pepper Breakfast Plate turns colombian pantry flavors into a complete breakfast plate with yogurt, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.

Santa Marta Green Herb Dessert turns colombian pantry flavors into a complete dessert with coconut, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Colombian Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl brings colombian flavor to a practical rice bowl built with chicken thighs, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Colombian Village Smoky Tomato Soup brings colombian flavor to a practical soup built with mushrooms, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Colombian Garden Sesame Lime Skillet brings colombian flavor to a practical skillet dinner built with cauliflower, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Colombian Harbor Charred Pepper Noodles brings colombian flavor to a practical noodle dish built with rice noodles, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Colombian Mountain Green Herb Salad brings colombian flavor to a practical salad built with grilled chicken, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Colombian Festival Lemon Herb Flatbread brings colombian flavor to a practical flatbread built with flatbread dough, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Colombian Homestyle Smoky Tomato Traybake brings colombian flavor to a practical traybake built with sweet potatoes, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Colombian Street Sesame Lime Fritters brings colombian flavor to a practical fritters built with salted fish, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Colombian Golden Charred Pepper Breakfast Plate brings colombian flavor to a practical breakfast plate built with beans, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Colombian Weeknight Green Herb Dessert brings colombian flavor to a practical dessert built with coconut, achiote, corn, potatoes and cilantro, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Pan-seared white fish over coconut-garlic rice with a fresh chile-tomato salsa, inspired by Colombia's Pacific and Caribbean coastal cooking.
A hearty Colombian lentil soup with potato, carrot and a garlicky herb finish, based on sopa de lentejas, everyday harbor-town comfort food.
Soft scrambled eggs with tomato and scallion, based on huevos pericos, a beloved Colombian breakfast-for-dinner classic.
A quick grilled steak salad with avocado, tomato and fresh mint, built the way Colombian home cooks turn leftover grilled meat into a bright weeknight plate.
A one-pan Colombian chicken and potato bake built on the same cumin, achiote and tomato base as classic pollo sudado.
Sweet corn and cheese fritters pan-fried until golden, the same snack Colombian street vendors have sold for generations.
A classic Colombian breakfast built from reheated rice and beans, topped with a fried egg — the ultimate use for last night's leftovers.
A creamy coconut rice pudding sweetened with panela and studded with raisins, the way it's served along Colombia's Caribbean coast.
A hearty Colombian one-pot stew of beef, yuca, plantain and corn, simmered low and slow the way it's made for family gatherings.
Crisp, corn-dough empanadas stuffed with seasoned ground beef and potato, fried the way street vendors sell them across Colombia.
Simple lime and garlic marinated grilled chicken served with rice and avocado, the everyday Colombian weeknight dinner.
Bell peppers stuffed with seasoned rice and ground beef, baked until tender and topped with melted cheese.
A bright quinoa salad with lime, cilantro and fresh vegetables, a modern lighter take on the grain salads common in Colombian kitchens.
Slow-braised pork shoulder seasoned with garlic, cumin and oregano until it falls apart, inspired by the bold flavors of Colombian lechona.
Creamy coconut rice paired with charred roasted vegetables, echoing the coastal Colombian habit of building meals around rice.
Twice-fried smashed green plantains, crisp on the outside and tender within, the classic Colombian coastal street snack.
Creamy coconut rice studded with lime-seasoned shrimp, a quick one-pot dinner inspired by Colombia's coastal cooking.
Grilled Colombian chorizo piled onto crusty bread with grilled pineapple and a spicy ají sauce for real sweet-heat balance.
Beef and pork meatballs simmered in an achiote-colored herb sauce, Colombia's real answer to saffron-tinted dishes.
Red beans slow-simmered with pork, browned garlic and plantain until thick enough to serve over rice, Medellín-style.
Colombia's classic tomato-scallion scrambled eggs, brightened with a handful of fresh mint alongside the usual cilantro.
Colombia's creamy corn mazamorra given a savory twist with lemon zest and cracked black pepper instead of the usual sweet panela finish.
A baked take on Colombia's coastal pescado sudado, whole fish braised in a herby tomato-onion sauce until falling-apart tender.
A homestyle Colombian chicken and vegetable pie baked in a dish with a toasted-cumin crust, built for feeding a crowd.
A crisp Colombian-style chopped salad of tomato, avocado and hearts of palm dressed simply with lime and cracked black pepper.
Whole roast chicken rubbed with achiote, garlic and fresh herbs for Colombia's real, everyday answer to a saffron-colored bird.
A slow-braised pot of potatoes, plantain, squash and corn in a browned-garlic tomato sofrito, the vegetarian cousin of Colombia's classic sudado stews.
Chewy, caramelized coconut candy from Colombia's Caribbean coast, cooked down with panela and finished with a touch of fresh citrus.
Griddled sweet corn cakes made from fresh or frozen corn kernels, crisp outside and tender within.
A grain bowl inspired by bandeja paisa, with rice, beans, charred peppers and sweet fried plantain.
Caribbean-coast Colombian rice cooked in toasted coconut milk, studded with garlicky shrimp.
Colombian-style stewed lentils simmered with sofrito and cumin, served over rice with avocado.
Charred bell peppers stuffed with seasoned ground beef, rice and a spoonful of tomato-onion hogao.
Shredded chicken and rice baked together in a sofrito-and-herb sauce until golden and bubbling.
A juicy beef and chorizo patty topped with hogao and avocado, Colombian street-food style.
A silky, cinnamon-spiced cornstarch pudding, a Colombian holiday classic set in a dish and sliced.
Corn masa tamales filled with seasoned pork and rice, steamed in banana leaves for a festive Colombian plate.
Arepas, bandeja paisa, ajiaco, sancocho, empanadas, lechona (cerdo entero asado relleno de arroz y guisantes) y platos costeros como el arroz con coco con pescado frito. Colombia también es conocida por los jugos de frutas tropicales (lulo, guanábana, maracuyá) y su excepcional café. La cocina es abundante, se centra en el maíz y el almidón y se basa en la identidad regional más que en un único estilo nacional.
No, la comida colombiana se encuentra entre las más suaves de América Latina. Los platos se condimentan con comino, cebollino, ajo, cilantro y achiote en lugar de chiles. El calor llega sólo a través del ají, una salsa fresca de mesa que cada comensal añade al gusto. Los viajeros que esperan un sabor picante al nivel mexicano a menudo se sorprenden; la cocina prioriza el confort y la abundancia sobre el calor.
Las arepas colombianas suelen ser más finas y a menudo se comen solas o con mantequilla y queso como guarnición o base para el desayuno, con aderezos encima. Las arepas venezolanas son más gruesas y se abren como un bolsillo, y se rellenan generosamente con rellenos como reina pepiada (ensalada de pollo y aguacate) o carne mechada. Ambos utilizan harina de maíz precocida (masarepa); la diferencia es la forma y el papel en la comida.
Arepas: mezclar masarepa (harina de maíz precocida, por ejemplo P.A.N. o Areparina) con agua tibia y sal, formar discos y cocinar a la plancha hasta que doren. Cubra con mantequilla y queso o sirva junto con huevos revueltos con tomate y cebollín (huevos pericos). A continuación, pruebe un sencillo sancocho de pollo: es indulgente, en una sola olla y sabe a Colombia.
La bandeja paisa es el plato característico de Antioquia y la región paisa: frijoles rojos cocidos con carne de cerdo, arroz blanco, carne molida o desmenuzada, chicharrón (panceta de cerdo crujiente), chorizo, huevo frito, plátano dulce frito, aguacate y arepa, a veces con salsa de morcilla y hogao. Se originó como combustible para los trabajadores agrícolas y ahora es un ícono nacional de un solo plato que se come en el almuerzo.