Ecuador Flashcards
Potato patties made with cheese, and cooked on a griddle until golden brown.
Llapingachos
( yah-peen-GACHOS)
Llapingachos are one of Ecuador’s best known, and most beloved, dishes. Many times served as a side dish.
Mashed green plantains
Patacones
Main Dishes
Platos Fuertes
Dinner
Merinda
Corn
Choclo
Hot Sauce
-can be very hot and sometimes not hot at all, best to try a little before adding to your food.
Ají
Guinea Pig
Cuy
Goat Stew
Seco de Chivo
Potato, cheese, avocado. SOUP
Locro
Fish Soup
Chupe de Pescado
Potato and cow blood SOUP
Yaguar Locro
Boiled Cow Hooves SOUP
Caldo de Pata
Fruit Ice
No dairy, much safer
Helado de Paila
Vegetable Wash
Found in Supermarkets
Vitalin
Altitude sickness
Soroche
batter-fried / breaded
To coat in bread crumbs
Apanado
Apanar
stewed in coconut
stewed meat plate
Encocado
Seco
Cooked and chopped stomach lining of a cow. It can be prepared and served a variety of ways, usually with rice. It’s popular in the mountain regions of Ecuador.
Librillo
If you’re a fan of tripe, or are feeling adventurous, order this dish.
Deep fried
Brosterizado
Pan fried
Reventado
I would like to try a typical Ecuadorian dish.
Quisiera pedir un platillo típico ecuatoriano.
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traditional - típico
Skewer
Un pincho ( Quito )
Un chuzo ( Cuenca )
Pork
El chancho
Banana ball stuffed with pork or cheese or both.
Balón verde con queso
Balón verde con chicharrón
