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Venezuelan bakeries are fantastic. They serve savoury and sweet snacks
as well as coffee. This one even did spit roasted pork. |
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These empanadas which are available almost everywhere provided us with a
convenient staple diet for many days. |
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| Coffee is very popular but usually served in thimble
sized cups. This one is the extra large version. They would laugh if they
saw what extra large looks like in the USA. |
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| Flavoured ice is another popular drink. The ice is ground
by this machine then you chose your flavour to pour on top. |
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| The finished product. |
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| Drinking small amounts of liquid from these jars of
pickled snakes is said to cure many ailments. |
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This cassave looks interesting and is the subject of much conversation and
skilful preparation but unfortunately tasted awful to us! Something like
mouldy cardboard. |
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| Jeremy was surprised to discover a pigs nipple on his
pork crackling! It tasted good. |
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| Iguana is a delicacy. |