Chocolate Santafereño Colombian cuisine has a wonderful array of hot and cold drinks, consisting of great juices made with fresh exotic fruits. These drinks are often mixed with sugar and your choice of milk or water. This round-up of 12 Traditional ...
Candil (Creamy Warm Drink)
I love the creamy texture and sweet taste of Candil, it' s just the perfect warm drink. We are welcoming spring, but here in the Northeast, it's still very cold, and soups and warm drinks like this one help me fight the winter blues. Candil is ...
Aguapanela (Sugar Cane Drink)
Aguapanela or Agua de Panela tanslates to "panela water" and is a traditional and popular Colombian drink. It can be served hot or cold. Aguapanela is used as a base for coffee, hot chocolate and mixed with lime juice as medicine for the flu :-) Cold ...
Guarapo Costeño (Colombian Sugar Cane and Lime Drink)
Have you ever had Guarapo Costeño? It’s a traditional Colombian cold drink, very popular on the Coast of Colombia, also known as Agua de Panela con Limón in other parts of the country. Guarapo Costeño is made by boiling water with Panela, and ...
Plátanos Calados (Plantains with Brown Sugar Syrup)
These plantains are simple, quick and easy to make and delicious. In Colombia Plátanos Calados or Plátanos en Tentación are eaten as a side dish or dessert with fresh white cheese. ...
Posta Negra (Colombian-Style Black Beef)
Posta Negra is another traditional and delicious Colombian dish from the Atlantic Coast of the country. It contains beef, cooked in a dark sauce made with Cola, onion, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, cumin and panela or brown sugar. There are ...
Atol Colombiano (Colombian Corn Drink)
Atol is a traditional hot drink from the Llanos region of Colombia. This region is one of the world's richest tropical grasslands and stretches between Colombia and Venezuela in northern South America. There are many variations of this drink in ...
