{"id":32488,"date":"2021-08-09T10:04:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T15:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/typical-colombian-recipe-coconut-rice-making\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:49:06","slug":"typical-colombian-recipe-coconut-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/en\/typical-colombian-recipe-coconut-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombian recipe: coconut rice (arroz con coco). Here’s how to make it yourself!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coconut rice, one of the most delicious dishes from Colombia. Therefore, a trip through this beautiful country is not complete without eating Colombian coconut rice at least once. Coconut rice is a dish eaten particularly on Colombia’s northern coast. If you’ve ever been there you may know it. And do you know how incredibly delicious this is, arroz con coco<\/em>. It takes a while, but it’s worth it. Fortunately, you don’t have to travel all the way to South America for coconut rice; you can do it right in your own kitchen. The recipe can be found here. Have fun and enjoy a touch of Colombia at home!<\/p>\n

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The origin of coconut rice<\/h2>\n
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Coconut rice is white rice cooked in coconut milk with coconut. Although this is a very popular side dish in the Caribbean part of Colombia, it is also made in many other countries, such as Puerto Rico. Besides South America, you can also find this dish in South and Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka. All countries, by the way, put their own spin on it. For example, in Asia, ginger is often added.<\/p>\n

In any case, a must eat when in Colombia. Order it at a restaurant in Cartagena<\/strong><\/a>, Cove\u00f1as<\/strong><\/a>, Monter\u00eda<\/strong><\/a> or Barranquilla<\/strong><\/a> and enjoy!<\/p>\n

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How is coconut rice eaten in Colombia?<\/h2>\n
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Coconut rice is actually not a dish in itself, but a side dish. Sometimes with raisins, sometimes not (I myself like with raisins best). Often eaten with fish and specifically with snappers<\/strong><\/a>. That’s the fish you see in the picture below. As I mentioned earlier mainly on the north coast of this South American country. So feel free to make something else with it. Fry a fish or make a salad. In Colombia, they also eat patacones<\/em> with it, which is plantain mashed into a hard pancake. Since that is not eaten in many other countries: put your own spin on it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t