Katara (spicy)

The Katara is a spicy sauce typically made in the Venezuelan Amazon. Made by the natives with chilli pepper and giant (Bachaco – Atta laevigata) bottom. Very aphrodisiac and with a granulated texture, its spicy taste comes from the poison used by the ant to defend itself.

Bachaco.
Bachaco – Atta laevigata.

The spicy sauces are always served on the side.[1]

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  1. amapola66, Hot Stuff !, Local traditions and culture in Venezuela