Colombia Flashcards
Cornflower Patty that can come plain or stuffed with other ingredients.
Arepa
a-REY-pa
In Columbia, this is a type of squash with a green outside and an orange inside.
It literally means “Pumpkin” in the dictionary.
Auyama
ow-YAH-ma
Pork tenderloin (only in Colombia)
Cañón de Cerdo
Traditional beverage prepared with corn meal, corn, cinnamon, raw sugar and fruit like pineapple.
Champús
Barley and pork meat soup
Cuchuco
Little balls of plantain stuffed with chicharrones.
Marranitas
Literally, “stuffed boy”, the dish is actually stuffed beef.
Muchacho rellenos
Drink made out of juice of varying flavour with diced fruit.
Sometimes fruit salad.
It can also mean a diced beef or diced fish stew.
Salpicón
Salpicon is a dish of one or more ingredients diced or minced and bound with a sauce or liquid.
In Colombia it is usually a cold fruit drink with lots of chopped fruit, almost a tropical fruit salad.
Strong black coffee
A small cup of coffee, pre sweetened, and usually larger than espresso— not bad and quite cheap
A small cup.
In Argentina only—a mug
Tinto
Pocillo Tintero
Pocillo
po-SEE-yo
Pocillo
A puffed pastry with a filling.
—not always sweet
—stuffing can be meat, veggie, rice
Pastel
Coffee
Little espresso
Little espresso with a touch of milk
I would like an espresso please.
Tinto
Perico Oscura
Me regala un tinto por favor.
Sweet Plantains
Maduro
Big bottom ants, taste like burned popcorn pearls
Hormigas Colunas
Don’t eat the heads
Sun dried beef, usually marinated and then roasted
Oreada
Tasty , but dry and tough
Deep Fried Pork Belly, Very good as an appetizer
The pork crackling (fried pork belly) at that restaurant were too greasy for my taste.
Chicharrón
chee-chah-RRRONE
Los chicharrones de ese restaurante estaban muy grasosos para mi gusto.
Soup with Corn and Chicken
Ajiaco
ah-hee-AH-co
Take the corn cob and scrape all the corn off into the soup.
– Empty the rice into the soup and mix with spoon.
– Scrape a bit of avocado onto your spoon, dip it into the soup and eat everything together!
– Add cream and capers, or not.
Chili Sauce, usually not too hot.
Ají
ah- HEE
Slow roasted piglet, usually sold from a stand at the side of the road.
Lechona
A bunch of different fried meats, cut into small pieces and served with plantain or yuca. Good with beer.
Fritanga
Pour Over Coffee
Vertido
Methods of vertido
- V 60
- Chemex
At Libertario Café
-Paz
Beehive
Rib Steak
bistéc de costilla
bees - TAKE
