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Chicharon. (Fried Pig Skin) Colombia
Although this tasty and in expensive snack can be found throughout Latin America it wasn’t until Colombia that I got to try my hand at making it. Staying on a coffee finca high in the hills of Cald...
Continue →- 05 Oct 2008
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Carimanolas (meat-stuffed fried yucca root). Colombia
A favorite from the steaming hot Atlantic coast of Colombia, Carrimanolas are found at most street stalls and dipped in a little salsa make a great energy packed start to the day. 3 pounds yucca, p...
Continue →- 02 Oct 2008
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Papa Relleno. Colombia.
Another deep fried treat from the Colombian coast I found my first “Papa Relleno.” in the small town of San Antero. A small town famous for its annual donkey festival they clearly had a fasc...
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Cazuela de mariscos, Colombia
2 lbs of fresh clams 1.5 lb large fresh shrimp (unpeeled) 1 cup of white wine 1 lb squid, cleaned and cut into strips 1.5 lb corvina fillets, cut into half-inch squares (any other dense white fish ...
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Mondongo. (Cows stomach stew) Colombia
Back on the Pan American highway, I left the colonial city of Popoyan and headed into the hills that lead towards Pasto and Colombia’s the border with Ecuador. Struggling up yet another back- break...
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Paul Newman, as Cool Hand Luke, Eats 50 Eggs
Eggs for breakfast anyone? In honor of the great Paul Newman,who who died on 26 September, here is a video post of his famous egg eating role as Cool Hand Luke. Aged 83 when he died, he w...
Continue →- 30 Sep 2008
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