Hallacas are a traditional dish that venezuelans have a custom to eat during christmas. Usually families spend between two and three days preparing everything for the day that all the ingredients are put together. First you have to make the "relleno o sancocho" wish is a huge melting pot of all kinds of things from pork to beef and chicken, Vegetables, almonds, olives and the most important thing is the amazing "masa" which is the corn based dough that covers it all up. Families get together and the youngest ones are sat at the table so they can put almonds and olives in. everyone has a task. Also the "hojas de Platano" the plantain leaves are prepared in a way to make them cover up over the mas with the relleno, tied up with a string and boiled for the first time. Here is a picture of my last hallaca of this year until christmas 2011.
It was sooooo delicious!
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