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Authentic Colombian cuisine from every region — soups, grills, street food, desserts, and everything in between.

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Colombian Sobrebarriga en Salsa Criolla sliced flank steak

Intermediate

Bogotá / Cundiboyacense

Sobrebarriga en Salsa Criolla

Flank Steak in Criolla Sauce

A Bogotá classic — slow-braised flank steak in a rich criolla sauce of tomatoes, onions, and herbs, served sliced over rice.

2 hr 20 min4–6 servings

Colombian Posta Negra Cartagenera dark braised beef roast

Advanced

Caribbean Coast

Posta Negra Cartagenera

Cartagena Black Pot Roast

Cartagena's most celebrated meat dish — a whole beef round marinated overnight and slow-braised in a dark, sweet-savory sauce of panela, cola, and spices.

27 hr8–10 servings

Colombian Lomo al Trapo beef tenderloin on coals

Advanced

Bogotá / Cundiboyacense

Lomo al Trapo

Cloth-Wrapped Beef Tenderloin

A spectacular Colombian grilling technique — beef tenderloin packed in salt and wrapped in a wet cloth, then placed directly on hot coals.

1 hr4–6 servings

Colombian Carne Oreada sun-dried beef from Santander

Intermediate

Santanderes

Carne Oreada

Sun-Dried Beef

Santander's traditional sun-dried and seasoned beef — marinated in spices and dried in the open air before grilling or frying.

24 hr 30 min4 servings

Colombian Mamona whole calf roasting on a cross over open fire

Advanced

Llanos / Orinoquía

Mamona / Ternera a la Llanera

Llanero Roasted Veal

The legendary feast of the Colombian Llanos — a whole young calf slow-roasted on a cross over an open fire for 6–8 hours. The ultimate Colombian asado.

8 hr20–30 servings