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Bandeja paisa
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| Course | Lunch and dinner |
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| Place of origin | Colombia |
| Region or state | Antioquia |
| Created by | Countryside people or campesinos |
| Serving temperature | Warm, hot |
| Main ingredients | Pinto beans, white rice, ground meat, chicharrón, fried egg, plantain (patacones, tajada), chorizo, arepa, black pudding (morcilla), avocado and mazamorra |
| Variations | Bandeja de arriero |
Bandeja paisa, with variations known as bandeja de arriero, bandeja montañera, or bandeja antioqueña, is one of the most representative meals in Colombian cuisine, especially of the Antioquia department and the Paisa Region, as well as with the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis (the departments of Caldas, Quindío and Risaralda, Tolima and Valle del Cauca). Paisa refers to a person from the Paisa Region and bandeja is Spanish for platter.
The main characteristic of this dish is the generous amount and variety of food in a traditional bandeja paisa: red beans cooked with pork, white rice, carne molida (ground meat), chicharrón, fried egg, plantain (plátano maduro), chorizo, arepa, hogao sauce, black pudding (morcilla), avocado and lemon.[1] It is served in a platter or a tray.[2]
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