Category : Ecuadorian

Ecuadorian cuisine is known for its potato varieties, the spicy heat of the ají pepper and the soft crackle of roasting guinea pig. The food is solid, healthy and tasty and is easily cooked. Popular Ecuadorian dishes include ceviche, llapingachos, locro (potato soup) and humitas, Incan-style tamales.

The cuisine of Ecuador offers a mix of two worlds. There is a deep history of Incan heritage mixed together with the influence of Old World cuisine. Ecuador is both north and south of the equator on the west coast of South America.

More typically Incan cuisine is concentrated in the mountainous inland areas and the diet is based on meat, rice and potatoes. Ingredient that are available to hand.  However, toward the coast the diet is concentrated around fish, seafood and plantains.