Here are the most successful recipes, which frequently refer to women:
- Widow: Without filling, ideal to accompany a soup or a stew.
- Reina pepiada: Shredded chicken with mayonnaise and avocado. It is considered the most popular and some say that its name is a tribute to Susana Duijm, the first Venezuelan to win Miss World, in 1955. At that time it was said that a woman was “pepiada” if she had marked curves.
- Sifrina: As someone is normally called “posh” or “strawberry” in Venezuela. The recipe is the same as the Pepiada Queen but with an addition of grated yellow cheese.
- Rumbera: The one to eat when leaving the disco. It is made with pork and grated gouda cheese.
- Pelúa: The “hair” is the shredded beef (shredded or frayed) that stands out, as well as grated cheese.
- Catira: The term is used to refer to blondes. It’s shredded chicken with a yellow cheese like cheddar or gouda.
- Dominoes: black beans and grated white cheese.
- Mattress breaker: It refers to the supposed aphrodisiac virtues of the shellfish with which it is stuffed.
- Agüita de sapo: Its name does not allude to frog legs, rather it is prepared with pork leg and sprinkled with the cooking juices. A specialty of the city of Maracaibo (Zulia state, west).
- Musiúa: Use the term used in Venezuela to call foreigners, especially North Americans: musiú. It is stuffed with a meat patty, lettuce, tomato and cheese.
(With information from AFP)