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 , ; also spelled yoghurt, yogourt or yoghourt) is a food produced by bacterial Fermentation (food), fermentation of milk. Fermentation of sugars in the milk by these bacteria produces lactic acid, which acts on milk protein to ...

sour cream Sour cream (sometimes known as soured cream in British English) is a dairy product obtained by fermenting regular cream with certain kinds of lactic acid bacteria. The bacterial culture, which is introduced either deliberately or naturall ...

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

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, as a local adaptation of

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

. 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 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, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes. Although a perennia ...

, 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, whe ...

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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