A Venezuelan family in Utah prepares hallacas, a traditional Christmas dish and reflect the bittersweet nature of the holiday for migrants who've found peace and stability in the U.S. but miss home.

So there’s three dishes together: hallacas, pan de jamón, and our version of coquito, which is called ponche de crema and is made with Venezuelan rum. It’s like our eggnog. For the pan de jamón, it’s ...

When a taste of home is the best gift at Christmas Maria Carolina Guilarte arrived in Chicago from Venezuela almost four years ago. Hallacas, a traditional dish, keeps her homeland alive in her heart.

Residents in working-class neighborhoods of Venezuela's capital city of Caracas are coming together to break bread over "hallacas," a dish commonly served around Christmas, as part of an ...

"It's only 10 people," she explains. "It's very private. I like to do it. In the workshop, I speak, I teach them, and I tell them stories about our country.

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Venezuela’s pan de jamón — a sweet-savoury bread born in a bakery in 1905 Caracas — is traditionally served on Christmas Eve, although it’s often available in bakeries throughout December.

8. Pan de Jamón. Best enjoyed during the Christmas holidays, Pan de Jamón is a sweet and savory bread made with raisins, olives, and ham. It can be part of a decadent Venezuelan breakfast ...

Venezuelan family celebrates Christmas from Utah with traditional dish of hallacas The dish reflects the bittersweet nature of the holiday for migrants who've found peace and stability in the U.S ...

Maria Carolina Guilarte arrived in Chicago from Venezuela almost four years ago. Hallacas, a traditional dish, keeps her homeland alive in her heart. In a small living room on the Northwest Side ...

A Venezuelan family in Utah prepares hallacas, a traditional Christmas dish and reflect the bittersweet nature of the holiday for migrants who've found peace and stability in the U.S. but miss home.

There's a traditional Christmas dish in Venezuela called hallacas, similar to tamales. Millions of Venezuelans who've fled their country prepared this dish far from their homeland and relatives ...