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Sopa negra, or Costa Rican black bean soup is a simple, comforting, and creamy dish from the southern region of Costa Rica.

Patacones are fried green plantain slices that are served as a side dish with most meals in Costa Rica.

This Caribbean coconut flan is silky, light, and refreshing. With a thin coat of caramel and shredded coconut on top, every bite is delectable.

Almojabana is a Colombian cheese bread. It goes well with a cup of coffee or the traditional Colombian hot chocolate with cheese.

Colombian hot chocolate with cheese, chocolate Santafereno, is a favorite breakfast treat.

Changua is a traditional breakfast soup with poached eggs from the Andean area of Colombia.

Colorful, sticky, extremely gooey, and delicious. Quindim (coconut egg custard) is one of the most appreciated Brazilian desserts. It can be found in all churrasquerias (Brazilian steakhouses).

Shrimp ceviche is a traditional dish from Ecuador’s coast, consisting of high-quality shrimp in a marinade made with limes, oranges, and cilantro.

Paraguayan cornbread pudding or chipa guasu is made with fresh corn, onion, and lots of cheese. Traditionally it is baked in a brick oven and served as a side dish with grilled meat.

Güirilas are sweet corn pancake made with fresh corn and served with a side of cuajada, fresh cheese, and sour cream.

Catrachas (or catrachitas) is a recipe for crispy corn tortillas smothered with homemade refried beans and topped with grated cheese.

Perico (meaning parakeet) is a dish that represents Venezuelan breakfast. The perico recipe is simple to prepare: scrambled eggs with a sofrito of onion and tomato.

Peruvian ceviche is a mixture of flavors, salty and spicy, sweet and sour, that makes this dish unique and loved all over the world.

Brigadeiro are bite-sized chewy truffles and they are the most popular sweets in Brazil. The recipe for brigadeiro is quick to make and has very few ingredients. People serve them at all birthday parties, dinner parties, and weddings across South America.

Sopa de Capirotadas is a traditional, inexpensive and delicious Honduran soup, made with cornmeal and cheese dumplings.

Carimañolas are delicious cassava meat pies that have a crispy crust but are soft and creamy when you bite into them. The filling is a flavorful stew of meat and vegetables.

Alfajores Marplatenses are well-known chocolate alfajores cookies. Chocolate sandwich cookies, filled with rum-infused dulce de leche, covered in chocolate.

Costa Rican chifrijo is a layered dish of tender beans topped with chicharrón (pork belly), and chimichurri, served with tortilla chips.