Fish or morrocoy curd?

The truth is that I would not eat morrocoy, not really, it does not seem right to me, but there are many people who eat morrocoy and that is normal for them, not for me since I did not grow up eating that animal.

Some time ago I talked about strange or exotic foods where I talked about dishes prepared with puffer fish, iguana, rabbits, snakes, chigüire, pigeons, etc. Maybe for you this food is normal, but for me not so much and I wouldn't eat it, but I respect your tastes...

What is Cuajao?

The cuajao also called fish cake or morrocoy cake, is an exquisite dish that is prepared at Easter in Venezuela, this tradition is usually prepared with fish, but in some few places they do it with morrocoy. This cake is usually served with white rice, beans, casabe or whatever you like.

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I had many years without eating cuajao and since the beginning of February I had the desire to try this exquisite dish, I really love it, I don't know why, maybe because of the variation of flavors inside, it is the union of sweet and salty, which is quite common in our country. Today I traveled to my parents' house and I was able to eat this delicious food, but I have never tried cuajao de morocoy and I really don't want to

As I said before, the ingredients of this delicious dish mix sweet and salty, so this traditional dish has dogfish, onion, potatoes, garlic, paprika, chilli, pepper, eggs, carrots, plantains and olives, it's like a kind of Spanish omelette, maybe... I can't explain it, but I love the mix of flavors of fish, plantain and potatoes.

The recipe may vary a bit depending on the region of the country or family tradition, some people add paprika, capers or olives.

As I was very late I could not take pictures of the whole preparation, only of the portion that was left, which was my and Luis' meal.

As you can see, this delicious fish Cuajao is served with white rice and beans. My grandmother was the one who did all the preparation, in the mix of flavors you can notice her secret ingredients hahaha.

The history of this fish cake dates back to 1779, in parts of the History of New Andalusia. During Holy Week it is not usual to eat red meat, it is preferred to eat fish, as these days are days of abstinence. Many people only eat fish on Thursday and Friday of Holy Week, but we all know what happens in the world, so, sometimes it is a little complex to follow something like that.

Fun facts

My parents have a morrocoy named Marta, he used to be called Martin because we thought he was a male, at that time he was too small to determine his sex. When she grew up we realized she was a female and we changed her name to Martina, but sometimes we call her Marta or Martica, so she has many names....

As I said before, cuajao is made with fish or morrocoy, so while I was on the road my parents told me they had made cuajao de morrocoy with our morrocoy Marta, but I did not believe them, my father has always said "if the animal has a name, you can not eat it, because it is a pet and is part of the family", so I knew they had not made cuajao with Marta, because she has a name. But I got a little scared, my mother seemed very convinced that I had made a cuajao with Marta, so when I got home I went to look for Marta before I ate the cuajao.

Marta was at home, so I was able to have a relaxed lunch.

Thank you for having reached the end of my article my reading.effective friend, I hope you liked the food that my grandmother prepared, have you tried something similar?

By the way, what do you usually eat at Easter?

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Greetings from Venezuela!

Friday, April 15th