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Food from EcuadorAcross the country you'll find a broad spectrum of national and regional dishes, including lemon-marinated shrimp, toasted corn, and pastries stuffed with spiced meats. If you're feeling courageous, you can put your culinary bravery to the test with roasted cuy (guinea pig) or Caldo de tronquito (bull penis soup). This might sound estrange to you, but believe me this Ecuadorian food is really exceptional and really tasty. Most Ecuadorian restaurants and homes have their own version of aji, each with its own intensity of "picante" (a word derived from the verb to bite or to sting), so sample a bit before smothering your food! If you don't see a little bowl of aji on your table, just ask they’ve surely got it. In addition to aji, basic dishes are usually accompanied by the proverbial rice, small salad, and potatoes or patacones (squashed, fried green bananas). On the coast and in the Amazon, potatoes are often supplemented or replaced by menestra (beans or lentils) or yuca. More About Ecuador: Chupe de pescado, a fish and vegetable soup with coastal origins, is becoming popular throughout the country. You can also try the famous yaguarlocro, a potato soup made with sprinklings of blood. Those ready to throw their inhibitions completely to the wind should dip their spoon into caldo de pata, a broth containing chunks of boiled cow hooves, considered a delicacy by locals and believed by hopeful men to increase virility.
Other food from Ecuador found in your everyday restaurant or home include:
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PREPARATION: Drop the shrimp into a large saucepan of boiling salted water and boil for 2 or 3 minutes, or until the shrimp are cooked. Drain and mix with the orange juice, onion, hot pepper, tomato, salt and pepper to taste. Let stand an hour before serving. Serve with Toasted Corn and Popcorn on the side.
Ecuadorian Juicy DrinksBest of the jungle fruits include chirimoya, with a delicious custard-like inside; mamey, which has a red, sweet, squash-like meat; and pepinos, a sweet white and purple striped cucumber-like fruit. An Ecuadorian specialty is a unique fruit juice called naranjilla (It’s incredible delicious) – a taste somewhere between citrus and peach. Ecuadorian SnacksAnother popular food from Ecuador is patacones (squashed fried green bananas). You will often find that most Ecuadorian homes have a special pounding stone for making this tasty snack. Restaurants have waiter service and there are cafe-style bars. Also Ecuador has some of the best beer in South America. The most popular brand is Pilsener. International drinks and whiskies are available. You can find good Chilean wine also, but expensive. The best local drink is canelazo, made from sugar cane, alcohol, lemon, sugar and cinnamon. Another local drink is pisco, made from fresh lemon. Alcohol cannot be sold after 02:00 AM. I hope you now have a better idea of the delicious food from Ecuador, if you have any questions or comments I'll be glad to answer them, Click Here to Contact Me 
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