Las Comidas

Apologies for the delay. I have been out and about in town and was kind of busy getting engaged to Cecy! Here are a few examples of the culinary fare on offer here........so, for example.

Obviously Colombia is famous for it's coffee worldwide but in Colombia the gold standard for coffee, so I'm told, is served up in Juan Valdez's outlets. This here is my first cup in Juan Valdez and is a Latte Arequipa. I have to say that it is a great cup, slightly sweet even with no sugar with a hint of toffee...oh, my God. I'm starting to sound like the ponsy woman on tv describing the wines!

OK, as for the beers. I am a real ale drinker so my choice is limited whenever I travel overseas to versions of lager. This is perhaps the most popular "beer" in Colombia, Aguila (Eagle). As far as lagers go it is most definitely a lager. I managed two and that was enough for one day. One thing that did surprise me is how fast everyone drinks beer here, my other half finished her bottle in two swigs. It did give me pause for thought as I pondered that I could be out of my depth even drinking with the missus. All was well in the end though when I learned that this is only because they want to drink their beers very cold and don't want to give them to warm up.

This is my favourite beer so far, as you can see called Redd's. It has a distinctly citrus flavour, for me a great change from the bog standard lager taste. I can manage a few more of these, no chance of over-indulging here though. I'm thoroughly enjoying my time here and don't want to get drunk at any point, four bottles maximum of this beer........although I did buy a crate to take back to the house. They're still in the fridge though a week later.

The final beer I have sampled was at dinner with Cecy. The beer here is Club Colombia, I don't care what the officianados of Colombian beer have to say on this point...I can't tell the difference between this and Aguila.
The meal is called La Parillada and consists of Carne de res (cow), pollo (chicken), chuleta de cerdo (pork chop), chorizo (spicy sausage) and ubre...........I'll tell you more about this in a mo. Cecy ordered: I asked to try everything Colombiano so I left it to her, she said she'd tell me about it after. She did much to my regret! The vegetables are Yukka and a little salad. The yukka surprised me as it is quite palatable. I really enjoyed the meats bar one which was a little too rubbery for me. Cecy asked me what I though of the meal after calling the mecera (waitress) to the table. They giggled between themselves while I answered her so I had an inkling that something was adrift. Luckily I didn't force myself to eat the rubbery meat.......it was a cow's udder!!!!!

Last thing before I sign off, more meals to follow. I just found this funny. My meal is at the top of this page of the menu but take a look further down the page..............as it stands, after the experience with the cow's udder I have no plans to order the Baby en salsa (Baby in sauce)!!!!!! Maybe someone else out there is a little more adventurous than me and can let me know what it is like!!!