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Cooking & Baking

Cairycat

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2. Hallacas

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 03:12 PM

Dec 22

Venezuelan tamales wrapped in banana leaves. They're stuffed with a meat stew and raisins and I don't know what all. My church and the church we share a building with sponsored a Venezuelan family. The family made and sold these hallacas, earning some money and sharing a Christmas tradition. We haven't tried them yet, but it sounds like a win-win to me.

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