Ecuador is a country for meat lovers. And also for chocolate lovers. But let’s start with the meat. There is meat everywhere, sometimes also fish, but mostly meat. For vegetarians it can get a little bit boring. But they do survive. I know this firsthand.
The meat is tasty and most of what I ate was good. There was not a lot though that was really delicious except for a meal on San Cristobal. This place deserved an extra post. It was really that good.
Hot chocolate is the drink of choice in Ecuador and no wonder since it grows here. Astonishingly enough the chocolate itself is very expensive when you buy it. I am not really sure why though. Is it the higher quality? Or maybe they just want to fleece the tourist? It does taste great though and the hot chocolates I had on this trip were amazing.
Most interesting food item was the general sauce or “aji”. Loved the spicy, fruity flavor which went great with all dishes. The guinea pig was also interesting but nothing I would order again. Overall though you don’t travel to Ecuador for the food. That’s for sure. Yours, Pollybert
Ecuadorian fast food: chicken, rice, lentils @Quito
hot chocolate and cheese cake @Quito
the cake was awful @Quito
The biscuits and the string were part of breakfast in the biscuit town on the way up to the Otavalo market. Definitely worth a stop.
cheese and biscuits @Ecuador
‘general’ spicy sauce and popcorn snack @Ecuador
Interestingly enough besides lots of meat Ecuadorians also eat trout. Make that Canadian trout. Which found a new home here in the 1960’s.
fried trout with mashed potatoes @Ecuador
plantain soup with corn @Ecuador
beef with chimichurri sauce @Ecuador
excellent hot chocolate @Ecuador
Locro de papa soup with the typical avocado inside @Ecuador
Granadilla is like a passion fruit only bigger @Ecuador
guinea pigs from the grill @Banos
And here the proof that I later tried it in a restaurant.
eating guinea pig @Ecuador
Ecuadorians love pork @Banos
Best and most interesting breakfast of the whole trip!
typical breakfast consisting of fried plantain dumplings with eggs, fresh cheese on top and aji @Ecuador
beef stew with avocado and plantain @Ecuador
bananas in all colors @Ecuador
sopa locro with avocado and cheese @Ecuador
pork chop from a road side grill @Ecuador
