Colombia Breads & Sides

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Colombian Sides & Breads

From griddled arepas to golden patacones, Colombian sides and breads are built on corn, plantain, and cheese — the trio that anchors nearly every regional table.

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From griddled arepas to golden patacones, Colombian sides and breads are built on corn, plantain, and cheese — the trio that anchors nearly every regional table.
Arepas
Colombia's Iconic Corn Cake

Arepas

Colombia's iconic corn cakes — griddled, split, and stuffed or topped with cheese, eggs, or meat at every meal of the day.

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Pandebono
Pandebono
A chewy Colombian roll made from cassava starch and cheese, eaten warm at breakfast with hot chocolate.
Patacones
Patacones
Twice-fried green plantains, smashed flat and crisped — a staple side across the Caribbean coast.
Chicharrón
Chicharrón
Crispy fried pork belly, a Sunday-table favorite served alongside rice and beans.
Aborrajados
Aborrajados
Ripe plantains stuffed with cheese, battered, and deep-fried until golden.
Hogao
Hogao
A slow-cooked tomato and scallion sauce that tops nearly every Colombian rice and meat dish.
Tajadas de Plátano
Tajadas de Plátano
Simple fried plantain slices, sweet or savory depending on ripeness — a constant at the Colombian table.
Pan de Yuca
Pan de Yuca
Chewy yuca-flour cheese rolls baked golden, the coastal cousin of pandebono.
Almojábana
Almojábana
Cheese-and-corn buns from Boyacá, soft inside and eaten warm at breakfast.

A Guide to Colombian Sides & Breads

Colombia's sides are corn and plantain first. Arepas come with every meal, pandebono and almojábanas are the cheese breads from the bakery, and plantain shows up as patacones (green, smashed and fried) or tajadas (ripe and sweet). Aborrajados stuff ripe plantain with cheese and batter-fry it, chicharrón is the pork belly on a bandeja paisa, and hogao is the sauce that goes over all of it.

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