About Vecina Vegetariana
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Vecina Vegetariana you find vegetarian recipes inspired by Colombian cuisine. Featured on this food blog are vegetarian versions of traditional dishes and naturally vegetarian recipes. They have one thing in common: true Colombian cooking.
COLOMBIAN FOOD
Colombia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. It has coastlines along the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean, encompasses a part of the Amazon rainforest, has deserts, grasslands, highlands of the Andes Mountains, and metropole cities. Besides that, it is a multicultural and multi-ethnical country. The diversity of people and nature has led Colombia to develop a varied and interesting food culture, with different dishes and varieties of dishes all over the country.
Colombian food is not an international cuisine, nor one that you see often in restaurants around the world. It is based on home cooking, and recipes are passed on within the family. Cooked with local products. Famous dishes are for exmple
bandeja paisa,
sancocho,
ajiaco,
arroz con pollo,
arepas and
patacones. Most of these dishes have one thing in common: they are heavy on animal protein.
VEGETARIAN COLOMBIAN FOOD
My experience with Colombian cuisine started a couple of years ago. I met my boyfriend, a Colombian, and started traveling to Colombia. In love with the country (and my boyfriend), I decided to move to the capital Bogotá. Although I love to cook and learn all about new cuisines, I quickly found out that it is not easy finding tasty, vegetarian Colombian dishes. To me, this seemed a missed chance. So many components of plates are naturally vegetarian and delicious, and so many dishes can be made vegetarian. Colombian food is too good to only be eaten by carnivores. So there it started. My mission, my interest: making Colombian food – with local ingredients – but vegetarian friendly.
Vecina Vegetariana is a resource for everybody who is interested in cooking Colombian dishes. For Colombians and non-Colombians, vegetarians, flexitarians, and meat-eaters. For everybody who loves Colombian food.
Go find out yourself 🙂
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