One of my favorite meals was pollo y arroz. Most meals were served with soup. This is chicken soup…at least that’s what I call it.
Saute the vegetables (onions, garlic, red and yellow peppers) in olive oil
Blend a green pepper to add color to soup. Use the water from the blender to cook the rice.
Next, add the baked chicken (that was previously done)
Add uncooked rice
Add chicken broth to use as water
In the other plate is also chicken and rice done another way. Together it was one meal.
It’s about time for me to list some of the food I ate while in Ecuador.
This meal was served the night one of Ana’s nephew’s came over. He was dying for some eggs and rice…and of course, he wanted Ana to fix it.
I never had this meal in New York. Apparently it’s a staple in Azouges. Rice, sunny side up eggs, and tomato’s (with salt and vinegar). I forgot how the chicken nugget got on my plate. I think he brought chicken nuggets to go with the meal. I enjoyed it.
I am at the market where a bunch of bananas cost only 25 cent! I really only wanted wanted one but got a whole bunch. The bananas were extremely sweet.
Ana and her family wanted to know if I could taste the difference between the Banana’s in New York and Ecuador. They are better here right?
I couldn’t really answer though because I don’t frequently eat banana’s. I just told them what they wanted to here, Banana’s are totally better in Ecuador!
Oh, and you see the lady selling tooth brushes? The hustle was real. The market was very loud. There was a constant chatter. While vendors were compromising with buyers, peddlers were nagging them, showing off their items. If you look close, you can see there are more peddlers in this photo.
I was trying to hold on to each dollar but I ended up buying from a child peddler who was selling 10 sweet kiwi for a dollar.
One bite and that was all I needed. Why did I think I was going to enjoy a hamburger in Ecuador when I don’t eat hamburgers in America?
We stopped by a night street vendor and ordered maiz, soft potato and cuy. The cuy tasted like pork. I had to forget I was actually eating something my brother brought home as a pet when we were younger. We washed it down with soda. It was very greasy and delicious.
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