Anom - A knobby green fruit from the papya family that is ripe when it gives to the squeeze. Peel the thick skin in half and suck the white flesh of the polished black seeds inside, resembling kidney beans.
Arepa – a very thick maize tortilla usually 4 inches in diameter, typically grilled or fried. Arepas are a classic Colombian drunk food slash street meat served with a thin, deepfried beef patty, cheese, ham, and a friend or hard boiled quail egg. Then smothered with some or all of the following condements… ketchup, mustard, fortified cream, tartar (mayo, lime, cilantro), piña (heavily reduced pineapple juice) coleslaw, diced onion, chili sauce, crushed potato chips, and BBQ mayo.
Chicharone – skored and deepfried pork belly often served with rice, beans, roasted plantaine, arepa and some sort of salad.
Empanadas – prepared different by every person or establishment, these delicious snacks consist of a dough outside, stuffed with meat or chicken and any number of flavourings such as mashed potatoes, green onions, chilis, garlic, etc. Then they are baked or fried untill golden brown and served with lime wedges and salsa piquante.
Grenadilla – hard orange fruit about fist sized that you smash open to reveal a gooey cluster of unbeliveably sweet and tasty seeds.
Lemontine – a green skinned cross between a lemon and a clemontime. slightly sweeter than a lemon and more tart then a clemontime.
Limonada de Panella – sweet “lemonade” made from water, melted panella and fresh lemon or lemontine juice.
Mangostine – small purple fruit with a soft leechee like stone fruit in the center
Panella – a very dense, extreamly sweet alternative to sugar made from sugarcane. resembles brown sugar and has simillar qualities to molassas when melted. used to sweeten coffee, hot chocolate and desserts.
Patacones – mashed green plantaines that are then formed into thin round patties resembling pancakes, fried in oil and seasoned with salt.
Pico de Gallo – spicy onion and tomato “salsa” with herbs.
Sancocho – Colombian “chicken noodle soup” consisting of a thick chicken stock, potato, corn, plataine, onion, parsley and chilis, served with pico de gallo.
Tamales – a steamed package stuffed with a filling consisting of almost any flavouring agent you could possibly think of. Typically mashed potatoes, chickpeas, cooked chicken, onions, chilies and herbs then wrapped, tied and steamed in plantaine leaves.
Tomate d´Arbol – a very sweet, slightly orange coloured member of the tomato family that is much like a cross between a tomato and, well an orange. It grows on trees, not vines and is commonly used in smoothies and drinks.
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