Venezuelan Xmas food at UK bazaar - 11 December

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without all the usual Venezuelan festive foods so the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in London has organized a Christmas Bazaar at Bolivar Hall on Sunday 11 December with stalls selling all the seasonal treats you need for a feliz navidad Venezuelan style, as well as rum, music, and a raffle.

Festive favourites on sale include hallacas (a stew of

Venezuelan food is back in Bournemouth

Sandra Sardan with Bar Zuka owner Majid Razi (photos by Maria Isabel Antonini Fernandez)

Lovers of Venezuelan and Latin American food in the UK will be pleased to know that Venezuelan entrepreneur and cook Sandra Sardan is back in the British seaside resort of Bournemouth at a new venue serving up all the old favourites from her previous place at Munchies: arepas stuffed with shredded beef

Arepa & Co - Authentic Arepera in Camden Market

Arepa & Co is one of the few authentic Venezuelan areperas in the UK and a gastronomic experience that global food junkies just cannot miss.

Tucked away in Camden Lock Market, the hippest market in the capital, Venezuelan entrepreneur Gus's small food stall has been turning on Londoners to the true tastes of his native Caracas for four years with the catchy slogan: "Venezuelan Food with a Pinch