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Pabellón criollo () is a traditional
Pabellón criollo () is a traditional Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
n dish, the local version of the rice and beans combination found throughout the Caribbean. It is a plate of rice, shredded beef
Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle (''Bos taurus'').
In prehistoric times, humankind hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous breeds of cattle have been bred specifically for the quality or quantit ...
in stew and stewed black beans.
Variants
Common additions include '' tajadas'' (fried plantain slices) or afried egg
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, and both of these variants have acquired slang names. A ''pabellón con barandas'' (''baranda'' is Spanish for guard rail
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) is served with tajadas because the long plantain slices placed on the sides are humorously considered to be keeping the food from falling off from the plate. A ''pabellón a caballo'' (''a caballo'' is Spanish for horseback riding
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) means with a fried egg on top, as though the egg were "riding" the dish. Besides these two main variants, people also add other things to the dish such as granulated sugar on the beans, Queso Palmita over the beans or hot sauce over the meat.
The shredded beef can be replaced by '' chigüire'', shredded caiman
A caiman (also cayman as a variant spelling) is an alligatorid belonging to the subfamily Caimaninae, one of two primary lineages within the Alligatoridae family, the other being alligators. Caimans inhabit Mexico, Central and South America f ...
meat or even freshwater fish depending on the region, time of the year (beef consumption is prohibited by the Roman Catholic Church during Lent
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; however, capybara and fish are approved) or personal taste.
See also
* Arroz con gandules - similar dish inPuerto Rico
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*Platillo Moros y Cristianos
is a traditional Cuban dish served both in homes and in restaurants. It is the Cuban version of rice and beans, a dish found throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, and in the Southern United States.
Etymology
means 'Moors and Christians'. ...
- similar dish in Cuba
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*Ropa Vieja
Ropa vieja (; "old clothes") is a dish with regional variations in Latin America, the Philippines, and Spain. It normally includes some form of stewed beef and tomatoes with a sofrito base.
- Beef component of the dish is also popular in Cuba
* Gallo Pinto - similar dish in Nicaragua
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and Costa Rica
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*Hoppin' John
Hoppin' John, also known as Carolina peas and rice, is a peas and rice dish served in the Southern United States. It is made with cowpeas (mainly, Black-eyed peas, Sea Island red peas in the Sea Islands and Iron and clay peas in the Southeast U ...
- similar dish in the Southern United States
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* Rice and peas - similar dish in Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispa ...
*List of rice dishes This is a list of rice dishes from all over the world, arranged alphabetically. Rice is the seed of the monocot plants ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). As a cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed staple foo ...
References
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