Tuesday, February 22, 2011

FOOD POST No. 2 - La Comida Costeña

Food on the coast is pretty different from typical sierra dishes.

Ceviche (a seafood soup, served chilled in a tomato and citrus broth) is probably my favorite food here.  Unlike its Peruvian cousin, Ecuadorian ceviche is not spicy and is prepared with fully cooked seafood.  There is also a variant of ceviche called "ceviche de chochos," prepared with a kind of bean rather than shrimp/fish/clams.  Either way, it tends to be served with popcorn and chifles (fried green plantain).  mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

some ceviche that my friend Katia made me

ceviche de chochos

Here's some food from Esmeraldas:

camarones encocados con patacones y arroz:
shrimp in a coconut milk broth with fried plantains and rice

pescado entero con patacones: a whole fish with fried plantains

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  1. That looks soooo good. Although I prefer my ceviche raw. I have been following the caveman diet again.

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