Colombia
Bocachico en Cabrito
A Caribbean-coast dish of bocachico fish wrapped in bijao leaves with coconut milk and spices, steamed or grilled. A coastal specialty, aromatic and tender.
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Ceviche Colombiano
A Colombian ceviche of fresh fish or shrimp marinated in lime juice, onions, and cilantro, served with soda crackers. A coastal appetizer, tangy and fresh.
Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Pescado Encocado
A Pacific-coast dish of fish cooked in coconut milk with cilantro cimarrón, peppers, and spices. A Chocó and Valle del Cauca specialty, rich and aromatic.
Amazonas, Colombia
Pescado Moqueado
An Amazonian technique of smoking fish over wood for hours, wrapped in banana leaves. A pre-Hispanic preservation method of the Tikuna and Sikuani peoples.
Brazil
Pirarucú
Pirarucú chicharrón
One of the world's largest freshwater fish, found in Amazonian rivers across Colombia, Brazil and Peru. White, meaty flesh valued for grilling, frying, moqueca or salt-cured "pirarucu de casaca".
Colombia
Tapao de Pescado
A Pacific-coast 'plato de resistencia' of fish, shrimp, plantain, and chontaduro wrapped in banana leaves with hogao and cilantro cimarrón, steamed.
Meta, Colombia
Viudo de Pescado
Llanos river feast: whole fish steamed in plantain leaves atop yuca, plantain and potato in a light tomato-hogao broth — named the "widow" because the fish arrives alone atop its vegetables.