Venezuelan tequeños are wheat flour sticks filled with semi-hard cheese, ideal as an appetizer, since they are easy to make and when eaten they are easy to eat finger snacks. The origin of these delicious snacks has several hypotheses, some claim that Tequeños are Peruvian, others comment that they are Colombian or Venezuelan. For us, Tequeños are Venezuelans and the main guest at any celebration, the favorite of snacks and an indulgence to our lives.

Tequeños or as many call them cheese fingers, are artisanal products, made by hand. There are several recipes and ways to make them, the key points to make these cheese fingers are two: the dough, which must have a soft but consistent texture, and the cheese, which must have an appropriate amount of salt for this finger to taste. cheese is not tasteless or too high in salt.

VENEZUELAN TEQUEÑOS RECIPE

Making tequeños is an easy recipe:

Wheat flour

Butter

Egg

Salt

Water

Then the cheese is chopped into rectangles and the cheese is wrapped with the dough. Then we will put the tequeños in the oven or fryer.