Venezuela Hallaca is a traditional meal from Venezuela that resembles the aspect of a tamal. It consists of corn dough stuffed with a stew of beef, pork, or chicken and other ingredients such as raisins, capers, and olives, fresh onion rings, red and green bell pepper slices. There are also vegetarian options with black beans or tofu. Hallacas are folded in plantain leaves, tied with strings, and boiled. The dish is traditionally served during the Christmas season and has several regional variants in Venezuela. It has been described as a national dish of Venezuela but it can be found also in variants. A characteristic of the hallaca is the delicate corn dough made with consommé or broth and lard colored with annatto.
venezuela hallaca is a traditional meal from venezuela that resembles the aspect of a tamal it consists of corn dough stuffed with a stew of beef pork or chicken and other ingredients such as raisins capers and olives fresh onion rings red and green bell pepper slices there are also vegetarian options with black beans or tofu hallacas are folded in plantain leaves tied with strings and boiled the dish is traditionally served during the christmas season and has several regional variants in venezuela it has been described as a national dish of venezuela but it can be found also in variants a characteristic of the hallaca is the delicate corn dough made with consommé or broth and lard colored with annatto