Woman hands placing hallacas into steam cooking pan. Venezuelan... Food theme series: nWoman hands placing hallacas into steam cooking pan.. Venezuelan traditional Christmas food. Actual set with ...

Hallacas are the traditional Venezuelan tamales. It’s a delicious and unique thin layer of corn dough stuffed with a meat filling made with beef, pork, and chicken and topped with several ingredients, ...

His mother, Crelia Lizarzabal, is next to him. They are wrapping the fillings of the Venezuelan delicacy hallacas with plantain leaves. The hallacas will be on the dinner table on Christmas Day, ...

Making hallacas can be a two-day process. Once wrapped, the hallacas are tied with string before being steamed or boiled. Families prepare hallacas, a traditional meal that dates from 15th and ...