It is a very typical food from Venezuela. The main ingredient is sugar cane juice, which is produced in the form of panelas.

To produce these panelas, the sugar cane juice is cooked at extremely high temperatures, until it forms dense molasses, then it is passed into cube-shaped molds where they are left to dry until they solidify or set.

The papelin is also known as panela, also known as piloncillo, raspadura, rapadura, sweet tie among other names.

What are the benefits?

The main function of the papelon is to sweeten desserts and drinks. In Venezuela, a variant of lemonade known as papelon con limon is very common.

It should be noted that here the name of panela is applied more than anything for the prismatic shape, and mainly in desserts such as rice with coconut, majarete, and golfeados, among others.

What nutritional benefits does it bring us?

The nutritional contribution they present is a very high content of carbohydrates, in addition to vitamins of group B, in addition to abundant minerals, among the most prominent are iron, magnesium, and copper. The H2O content is low.

They are attributed beneficial effectors in the treatment of colds, taking it as a hot drink with lemon, which hydrates and reduces discomfort.

When you drink the cold panela water, it is to obtain better physical performance and greater physical resistance. Usually, athletes use it as a natural hydrating drink that refreshes and provides calories and mineral salts.

Unlike sugar (which is basically sucrose), panela is considered a food that also has significant contents of glucose, fructose, minerals, and vitamins such as ascorbic acid.

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Advantage

In current times, an attempt is made to substitute the traditional white sugar, panela emerges as a good alternative to consider. This is extracted from the sugar cane before it is refined so it still contains molasses and, with it, the nutrients of the food.

Majarete

It is a typical dessert of some type not only of Venezuela but of some other countries. It is prepared based on corn and is a kind of flan or cream.

Characteristics

It is very similar to a flan, more unlike that it does not contain eggs among its ingredients. The consistency is due to the cornmeal.

Elaboration

When it is made, coconut milk and cornflour are usually used. This mixture is cooked over medium heat for about half an hour together with vanilla, brown sugar, cinnamon chips, and/or a pinch of salt. After that time, pour it into a mold sprinkling with ground cinnamon and let it cool until serving time.

Golfeados

It is a sweet bread typical of the gastronomy of Venezuela, originally from the Capital Region of the country, especially from the Altos Mirandinos.

The dough must be rolled into a shape like that of a snail, so it resembles the famous cinnamon rolls, and in its folds, it is filled with a mixture of grated paper and white cheese, flavored with aniseed in kind and baked.

The mixture of grated paper and white cheese flavored with anise in kind and baked.

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