Ecuador

🇧🇴Puno, Bolivia

Chuño

A Bolivian freeze-dried potato, an ancient Andean preservation method

🇪🇨Ecuador

Cocada

An Ecuadorian coconut candy with milk, sugar, and cinnamon

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Colada Morada

A thick, purple Ecuadorian drink made from black corn flour, fruits and spices, served warm at Día de los Difuntos with guaguas de pan.

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Corviche

An Ecuadorian coastal snack of green plantain dough stuffed with fish or peanuts, fried until golden, a street and market classic.

🇪🇨Ecuador

Corvina Frita

Fried corvina sea bass from the Ecuadorian coast, simple and crisp, served with rice, patacones and a tomato-onion salsa.

🇨🇴Colombia

Curuba

Taxo

A Colombian banana-passion fruit, with yellow-green skin and orange, seedy pulp. Used in juices and desserts, a highland specialty, tart and aromatic.

🇨🇴Nariño, Colombia

Cuy Asado (Roast Guinea Pig)

Cuy asado

Whole roasted guinea pig from the Ecuadorian highlands, basted with garlic, cumin, achiote and lime, then grilled until the skin is crisp. Served with potatoes, avocado and aji.

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Cuy Frito

Deep-fried whole guinea pig from the Ecuadorian highlands, with crackling skin and tender meat. Served with potatoes, corn and aji.

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Dulce de Higos

An Ecuadorian dessert of figs cooked in panela syrup with cinnamon and cloves, served with fresh cheese

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Ecuadorian Beef Empanada

Empanada de carne

An Ecuadorian beef empanada encloses seasoned minced or shredded beef in dough, then is baked or fried until the edge blisters.

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Ecuadorian Ceviche

Ceviche ecuatoriano

Ecuadorian ceviche of cooked shrimp or fish in a tangy tomato-lime broth with red onion, cilantro and peppers. Served cold with chifles, cancha or plantain chips.

🇪🇨Ecuador

Ecuadorian Queso de Hoja

Queso de hoja

A fresh Ecuadorian cow's-milk cheese pressed in leaves into peelable layers, sold in the highlands and markets.

🇪🇨Ecuador

Empanada de Queso Ecuatoriana

Empanada de queso

A fried Ecuadorian cheese empanada with a flaky dough and melted cheese filling, sold at bakeries and street stalls.

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Empanada de Verde

An Ecuadorian empanada of green plantain dough stuffed with cheese or meat, fried until golden, a coastal and street classic.

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Empanadas de Morocho

Crispy Ecuadorian empanadas made from ground morocho corn dough, filled with seasoned meat, peas, carrot and hard-boiled egg, then deep-fried.

🇪🇨Guayaquil, Ecuador

Encebollado

Encebollado de pescado

Encebollado is a coastal Ecuadorian fish and yuca soup finished with pickled red onion, tomato, lime and chifles.

🇪🇨Ecuador

Encocado

Encocado de camarones

An Ecuadorian coastal dish of fish or shrimp in coconut sauce with onions, peppers, and spices, served with rice, a Manabí classic.

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Espumilla

Espumilla is a soft Ecuadorian meringue whipped with fruit pulp and spooned into a cup or cone, often finished with custard or sprinkles.

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Fanesca

An Ecuadorian Easter soup with 12 grains and beans, salt cod, milk, squash, and cheese, a Holy Week tradition.

🇪🇨Sierra (Andean Highlands), Ecuador

Fritada

Ecuadorian pork chunks fried slowly in their own fat and served with mote, llapingachos, plantains and avocado in the highlands.

🇪🇨Ecuador

Granadilla Ecuatoriana

Granadilla

A sweet Ecuadorian passion relative with a hard orange shell and gelatinous, seed-filled pulp. Eaten by scooping the insides.

🇪🇨Ecuador

Guaguas de Pan

Sweet bread dolls filled with grape jelly or dulce de leche, shaped like children and decorated for Ecuador's Dia de los Difuntos. Eaten with colada morada.

🇬🇵Guadeloupe

Guanábana (Soursop)

Guanábana

A Panamanian tropical soursop fruit, eaten fresh or in juices and desserts

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Guatita

An Ecuadorian tripe stew with potatoes, peanuts, cilantro, and achiote, a Sunday and hangover classic.

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Guayusa Tea

Guayusa

An Ecuadorian Amazonian herbal tea from guayusa leaves

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Habas con Queso

Andean fava beans stewed with fresh cheese and milk, a creamy Ecuadorian highland side dish served with potatoes and corn.

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Helados de Salcedo

An Ecuadorian artisanal ice cream from Salcedo, with unique flavors like avocado, cheese, and tropical fruits

🇪🇨Cuenca, Ecuador

Higos con Queso

An Ecuadorian dessert of preserved figs in panela syrup served with fresh cheese (quesillo), a Cuenca and national classic.

🇪🇨Ecuador

Horchata

An Ecuadorian herbal infusion of aromatic plants and flowers, naturally pink, served cold as a refreshing drink. Different from Latin rice horchata.

🇪🇨Sierra (Andean Highlands), Ecuador

Hornado

Ecuadorian pork marinated with garlic and spices, slow-roasted until the skin crackles, then served with mote, llapingachos, salad and ají.

🇪🇨Costa (Coastal Ecuador), Ecuador

Huevo Mollo

Huevo mollo is a Manabí sweet made by slowly cooking egg yolk and sugar into a dense, golden confection.

🇪🇨Sierra (Andean Highlands), Ecuador

Humita

An Ecuadorian tamale of ground corn with cheese and lard, steamed in corn husks, a Sierra and daily classic.

🇨🇴Colombia

Jugo de Lulo

A Colombian fresh juice of lulo (naranjilla), water, and sugar, served with ice. A tangy, tropical juice drunk with meals nationwide.

🇪🇨Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

Langosta de Galápagos

Galápagos spiny lobster is a seasonal island catch, usually grilled or simply cooked so its firm, sweet meat stays prominent.

🇪🇨Costa (Coastal Ecuador), Ecuador

Limón Relleno

Limón relleno is Rocafuerte candied lemon filled with a soft sugar-and-milk confection, balancing bitter citrus peel with sweetness.

🇪🇨Ambato, Ecuador

Llapingachos

Yapingachos

Ecuadorian potato patties stuffed with cheese, pan-fried until golden, served with peanut sauce, avocado, fried egg, and chorizo. An Ambato and Sierra classic