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

14 recipes found

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Steaming bowl of Colombian Ajiaco Santafereño with three potato varieties, chicken, corn, and cream

Intermediate

Bogotá / Cundiboyacense

Ajiaco Santafereño

Bogotá Chicken & Potato Soup

The soul of Bogotá in a bowl — a thick, aromatic soup made with three varieties of Colombian potato, shredded chicken, corn, and the irreplaceable guascas herb. Served with cream and capers.

2 hr6–8 servings

Large pot of Colombian Sancocho de Gallina with yuca, plantain, and corn

Intermediate

National / Pan-Colombian

Sancocho de Gallina

Hen Sancocho

Colombia's most beloved Sunday ritual — a slow-cooked hen soup with yuca, plantain, corn, and potatoes. Every family has their version, but the soul is always the same.

2 hr 20 min8–10 servings

Colombian Sancocho Trifásico with three meats, yuca, and plantain

Advanced

National / Pan-Colombian

Sancocho Trifásico

Three-Meat Sancocho

The festive sancocho — made with three meats (chicken, beef, and pork ribs) for special occasions. Rich, complex, and deeply satisfying.

3 hr10–12 servings

Colombian Sancocho de Pescado with fresh fish, yuca, and plantain

Intermediate

Caribbean Coast

Sancocho de Pescado

Fish Sancocho

A lighter, coastal sancocho made with fresh river or sea fish, yuca, plantain, and the aromatic sofrito of the Caribbean coast.

1 hr 5 min6–8 servings

Colombian Mondongo soup with tripe, vegetables, and herbs

Advanced

Antioquia / Paisa

Mondongo Colombiano

Colombian Tripe Soup

A deeply traditional tripe soup slow-cooked with vegetables, herbs, and spices until the mondongo becomes silky and the broth rich and golden.

4 hr8–10 servings

Colombian Changua breakfast soup with poached egg, bread, and cilantro

Beginner

Bogotá / Cundiboyacense

Changua

Milk & Egg Breakfast Soup

Bogotá's iconic breakfast soup — a delicate broth of milk and water with poached eggs, stale bread, and fresh cilantro. Simple, warming, and deeply nostalgic.

20 min2 servings

Colombian Caldo de Costilla beef rib broth with potato and cilantro

Beginner

Bogotá / Cundiboyacense

Caldo de Costilla

Beef Rib Broth

The legendary Colombian hangover cure and early-morning breakfast — a clear, golden beef rib broth with potato and cilantro, served with arepa.

1 hr 10 min4 servings

Colombian Mute Santandereano corn and offal soup

Advanced

Santanderes

Mute Santandereano

Santander Corn & Offal Soup

A robust, ancient Santanderean soup made with dried corn, offal, chickpeas, and a complex spice blend. One of Colombia's oldest and most distinctive regional dishes.

4 hr8–10 servings