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Encebollado - an Ecuadorian soup

by MalenaN

Encebollado is a fish and onion soup with yucca, tomatoes and spices. It is often served with popcorn and banana chips (chifles). It is eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner and is served both in restaurants and by street vendors. Encebollado is said to be very good against hangovers. I ate an encebollado at the small restaurant Encebollados Juan Chope in La Florida in Quito. When I walked from the metrobus stop La Florida up to La Florida Burial Chambers (it is quite long) I had my eyes open for a place where I could eat after the visit. La Florida is a quiet residential area but not far from the museum I saw a small restaurant, Encebollados Juan Chope, and decided to stop there for lunch after I had visited the burial chambers. On the sign outside Encebollados Juan Chope it says they serve encebollados, ceviches, rice with seafood and fish. I sat down at the outdoor table and asked if...

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Lo Nuestro, Guayaquil: Ummm, So Good!

by wrldtrvlr3341

Great ambiance,decor, service, food, and moderate prices. A good selection of local and international dishes offered from the menu. I selected a local seafood dish as seafood is my favorite, and they did not disappoint.

Set lunch - Almuerzo

by MalenaN

At lunch time many restaurants have a set lunch menu including a soup (sopa), a main dish (segundo) and a small dessert (postre). For the main dish there is often a choice, but not always. A fruit drink is also included. For the set lunches (almuerzos) I usually paid $2 - 3 (June, July, August 2011). The quality of the food can vary. The first photo is from Pumapungo in Cuenca. For $2 you get a soup, a main plate, a desert and a juice. The first time I ate here I also got a bowl of Mote de Maíz and the second time I had lunch here (yes, I came back another day because it was a good lunch) I got a bowl of popcorn.Photo 2 is from another good lunch restaurant El Copihue Rojo in Latacunga. Before the soup a small starter was served. Then I got the soup and the main course. The main course was rice, chicken and some vegetables. For dessert there was a small piece of canned fruit. It was a...

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Humitas

by MalenaN

Humitas is a traditional dish from the highlands. They are often served together with coffee for breakfast or as an afternoon snack. Humitas are made of ground corn which is mixed with eggs, and often cheese and onions as well. The dough is then wrapped and tied in a corn husk and steamed. The humitas are often a bit sweet.I have tried humitas three times, twice at Café Chapineros in Quito and once for breakfast at Santa Lucia Eco Lodge. I’m not very fond of humitas, but think it is something I will like better if I eat it more often.

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Locro de Papa

by MalenaN

A speciality from the highlands is Locro de Papa, a thick soup made of potatoes, often served with cheese and avocado. Ingredients and preparation can vary though from place to place and sometimes it is made with corn. I ate Locro de Papa a few times during my visit in Ecuador. Twice at Fruteria Monserrate in Quito. I had heard they have a good Locro de papas with avocado and cheese, but when I arrived at 11.00 it was not ready yet, so I ordered Locro de papas con almejas (mussels) for $1.50 (June 2011). The soup tasted good, and I must say it tasted better than the Locro de papas with avocado and cheese, which I had another day. Another time I ate Locro de Papa at Restaurante San Francisco in the Archbishop Palace in Quito. The restaurant is situated on the second floor, on a balcony around the courtyard. Here it was much more expensive and for a Locro de Papa and an orange juice, with...

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SCRAMBLED EGGS AND POTATOES: BREAKFAST

by davidjo

One of my favourite dishes in the country was the scrambled eggs and potatoes for breakfast. I would head for any market to buy this delicious meal which is made in a large frying pan and costs very little. Try it, it's just like home!

Bandera

by MalenaN

Bandera is an Ecuadorian meal with rice, different ceviches (shrimp, fish and concha) and guatita, a stew made of tripe (cow stomach). The Bandera in the 1st photo is from Cevicheria El Sol de Manta in Latacunga. It was served with half an avocado and a bowl of popcorn. The Bandera and an orange juice was $8.50 (August 2011).The Bandera in the 2nd photo is from Ceviches Pedro y Pablo in Quito. With this bandera only one ceviche was served, a mix of shrimp and concha. The Bandera was served with a bowl of popcorn and mote (maize) and a lemon drink. It was $5.00 (June 2011).

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Ceviche

by MalenaN

Ceviche is a dish made of uncooked fresh seafood which is marinated in lemon juice, and it often comes with herbs and sliced onion and tomato on top. You can have ceviche made of fish, shrimps, squid or shellfish. You can also get a mixed ceviche with different seafood. I like the fish and/or shrimp ceviche best.Ceviche is often served with popcorn or banana chips on the side.The ceviche in the picture is a Ceviche de Pescado (fish) which I ate at the restaurant Rincón de Alma in Puerto Ayora. It was $8.50 (July 2011) and then a plate of banana chips were also included. At restaurant El Sol de Manta in Latacunga I had a fish and shrimp ceviche, which was served with popcorn on the side. Together with a side order of avocado and a lemon juice it was $9.20.

Fried empanadas

by MalenaN

In many places in Ecuador you can buy big fried empanadas. They are made of dough which is fried while you are waiting. They are warm when you eat them and they are delicious, but very greasy. The ones I had didn’t have any filling but sometimes there is a cheese filling.The first photo is from the market in Zumbahua where I bought two empanadas and a coffee for $0.75 (July 2011). And the second photo is from Restaurant El Pollo Pachanguero in Centro Histórico in Quito, where I bought one for $0.50 when I passed by.Besides these large fried empanadas you can of course buy the smaller empanadas with filling everywhere in Ecuador.

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Rancho Chileno 1: The best empanadas in CUENCA !!!

by elsadran

Just next to the airport there is a very good restaurant. The quality of the food, the informal atmosphere, the rustic decoration and the tables in the space outside makes it worthy of a visit. Use it before or after the flight. Visit it even if you have arrived or are leaving by bus, as it is just 2 blocks from the main bus station on Avenida Espana. Have a meal, a drink or just a delicious “empanada” very typical in Ecuador. The international and traditional dishes are well cooked. The ceviches and prawn dishes are very tasty. Prices are between 1$ (for natural juices) and 6$ for the main dishes. The special beef dish costs 7$ and is really delicious.There is also a second large space inside more formally decorated for special events. The best is sitting outside on a sunny day munching the savoury food and watching the planes come and go...The small street in front is called Elia...

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