Suero, also referred to as suero costeño or suero atollabuey, is a fermented-milk-based condiment from

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coastal region. It is somewhat similar to

yogurt Yogurt (; , from tr, yoğurt, also spelled yoghurt, yogourt or yoghourt) is a food produced by bacterial Fermentation (food), fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as ''yogurt cultures''. Fermentation of sugars in t ...

sour cream Sour cream (in North American English, Australian English and New Zealand English) or soured cream (British English) is a dairy product obtained by fermenting regular cream with certain kinds of lactic acid bacteria. The bacterial culture, wh ...

. It is served as an accompaniment for various dishes and snacks. It is believed to be introduced by

Arab Colombians Arab Colombians refers to Arab immigrants and their descendants in the Republic of Colombia. Most of the Arab Middle Easterners came from Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Palestine escaping from the repression of the Turkish Ottoman Empire and finan ...

, as a local adaptation of

labneh Strained yogurt, Greek yogurt, yogurt cheese, sack yogurt, or kerned yogurt is yogurt that has been strained to remove most of its whey, resulting in a thicker consistency than normal unstrained yogurt, while still preserving the distinctive so ...

. Arroz de lisa 2 - Barranquilla.jpg,

Arroz de lisa Arroz de lisa (mullet rice) is a traditional Colombian cuisine dish from the Atlantic (Caribbean Sea) coast. It is cooked with mullet, a sea fish found in brackish waters, like those at river mouths. In addition to the mullet which are usually ...

(mullet rice) from

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served in

bijao Bijao is a common name for several plants and may refer to: *''Calathea lutea'' *''Heliconia bihai ''Heliconia bihai'' (red palulu) of the family Heliconiaceae is an erect herb typically growing taller than 1.5 m. It is native to northern South ...

leaf with cooked

yuca ''Manihot esculenta'', commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated a ...

, a triangle of

costeño cheese Costeño cheese is a dairy product from the Colombian Caribbean Region. It is fresh (or blanco), soft, and salty. Some harder varieties have more salt. Production Raw milk is separated into solid curds and liquid whey by adding rennet, whey ...

and a sauce of suero atollabuey. Suero costeño.jpg, A bottle of suero costeño in foreground and costeño cheese in background at a market stand in Barranquilla.

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Suero recipe
Colombian cuisine Condiments {{condiment-stub

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