Recipes

Bandeja Paisa Recipe from Colombia

26 August 2010
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How to make the Bandeja Paisa dish from Colombia Bandeja Paisa is a typical dish from Colombia. It is not really a mix of ingredients but rather individual portions of food placed on a tray. To make a traditional Bandeja Paisa, you need a portion of each of the following: Red beans, white rice, fried [...]

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El Copao Fruit from Chile

19 August 2010
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El Copao Fruit from Chile The fruit that most people associate with the Valle del Elqui (in the north of Chile) is the Papaya. However, there is a lesser known fruit also typical of the zone called Copao. What is a Copao? It is the fruit of a wild cactus called “Eulychinia acida” (great, got [...]

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Saffron Risotto with Prawns Recipe

12 August 2010
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Risotto al azafrán con camarones (Saffron risotto with prawns) Here in Chile I started eating camarones (prawns/shrimps). I really like them in empanadas, but what I always prefer is Peruvian food, because I can find prawns in it in many ways. I especially like to visit a Peruvian restaurant in Providencia (Santiago, Chile). It is [...]

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Chupe de mariscos Recipe – Receta

22 July 2010
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Recipe in English for the Chilean dish of Chupe de mariscos Chupe: a type of stew Mariscos: seafood (more specifically shellfish) Chile, with its 4270km coastline, is a country with one of the largest varieties of seafood in the world. As a result, there are many dishes involving seafood that you should try when you [...]

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Calzones rotos – Broken Underwear

29 June 2010
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Los calzones rotos es una masa dulce, suave y frita, que contiene como principales ingredientes huevo, mantequilla ralladura de limón, dependiendo del gusto se puede espolvorear azúcar flor. Calzones Rotos, literally translated as “broken underwear”, is a sweet, soft pastry that is fried. Its main ingredients are egg, butter, grated lemon rind and depending on [...]

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