Bandeja paisa

Bandeja paisa
Bandeja paisa from Restaurante Chócolos in Medellín, Colombia.
CourseLunch and dinner
Place of originColombia
Region or statePaisa Region, Antioquia
Created byCountryside people or campesinos
Serving temperatureWarm, hot
Main ingredientsPinto beans, white rice, ground meat, chicharrón, fried egg, plantain (patacones, tajada), chorizo, arepa, black pudding (morcilla), avocado and mazamorra
VariationsBandeja de arriero
Bandeja paisa from Peñól de Guatapé in Antioquia, Colombia

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]