Venezuelan

Olas Arepas (Ponsonby Central, Auckland, New Zealand)

Olas Arepas, as the name suggest this restaurant specialises in Arepas, a flat bread made of corn meal from Venezuela and Columbia. With regards to Olas, meaning “waves” in Spanish, I am not really sure why, probably the dishes are popular near coastlines? Well that’s just my assumption. Anyways, we...

Pabellon Criollo 2

Pabellon Criollo

PabellĂ³n criollo is a Venezuelan dish made out of rice and beans accompanied with pulled beef flavoured with peppers, tomatoes and sometimes cumin. At its most basic form this dish is only served with rice, beans and the meat but common additions are fried plantain slices called “tajadas” and/or a...