Hello my dear followers! As many of you know, I was born in Colombia. In this post I want to show you something about my beloved country: food.
Currently, Colombia has evolved a lot as a country and food does not escape this reality. This restaurant is located on the hill of Monserrate, in Bogota city. This restaurant specializes in serving typical Colombian food but adapted to the gourmet style.
As an appetizer I ordered chorizo with arepa and avocado. This is very typical of Colombia. The arepas are made from grilled corn dough. Chorizo is a cured or smoked sausage made with minced pork and other ingredients. It can be consumed raw, fried, roasted or cooked. Eating chorizo with lemon juice is something quite indigenous.
As you see in the photo, I was drinking my favorite juice in the UNIVERSE wich is made from Lulo. It is a delicious citrus fruit very typical of this city. I also ordered a beer made by a Colombian factory, called Club Colombia.
As a starter, I ordered a monserrate rice. It is accompanied by chicharrón, another typical food of my country. It is made with bacon previously sprinkled with baking soda and water. Then fry in a frying pan. The rice is made with beef, pork and chicken. The yellow disks are fried bananas.
In the background of the photo, you see a dish that has an avocado salad with meat and Colombian potatoes. These potatoes are smaller and yellow, can be eaten fried or boiled.
In this photo I am eating my boyfriend's food hahaha and he took a picture to immortalize the fact that I always ask him for some of his food hahaha (yes, I really love to eat 🐽💚)
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Como muchos de ustedes saben, nací en Colombia. En este post quiero mostrarles algo de mi amado país: la comida.
Actualmente, colombia ha evolucionado mucho como país y la comida no escapa de esta realidad. Este restaurant está ubicado en el cerro de Monserrate, en la ciudad de Bogotá. Este restaurant se especializa en servir comida típica colombia pero adaptada al estilo gourmet.
Como entrada pedí unos chorizos con arepa y aguacate. Esto es algo muy típico de colombia. Las arepas se hacen de masa de maíz a la parrilla. El chorizo es un embutido curado o ahumado hecho con carne de cerdo picada y otros ingredientes. Se puede consumir crudo, frito, asado o cocido. Comer chorizo con jugo de limón es algo bastante autóctono.
Como ven en la foto, estaba tomando mi jugo favorito en el UNIVERSO que es hecho de una fruta llamada Lulo. Es una deliciosa fruta cítrica muy típica de esta ciudad. También pedí una cerveza hecha por una fabrica colombiana, llamada Club Colombia.
Como plato fuerte, pedí un arroz monserrate. Está acompañado de chicharrón, otra comida típica de mi país. Se hace con tocino previamente espolvoreado con bicarbonato de sodio y agua. Luego se frita en un sartén. El arroz está hecho con carne de res, de cerdo y de pollo. Los discos amarillos son platanos fritos.
En el fondo de la foto, se ve un plato que tiene una ensalada de aguacate con carne y papas colombianas. Estas papas son mas chiquitas y amarillas, se pueden comer fritas o hervidas.
En esta foto estoy yo comiendome la comida de mi novio y el me tomó una foto para inmortalizar el hecho de que siempre le pido algo de su comida jajajaja (Sí, realmente amo comer 🐽💚)
Enlighten me please. What is chorizo? :/
Hello :D Chorizo is a cured or smoked sausage made with minced pork and other ingredients. It can be consumed raw, fried, roasted or cooked.
Monserrate es un lugar muy bonito.
Sí, es un lugar mágico. ¡Pronto haré un post sobre eso!
I would love to try those never had colambian food. Great pics
I hope you can do it! Thanks :D
Looks tasty! I've had arepas in my hometown Toronto from Columbian restaurants and I love them! I've never had them in a cute mini size like yours though, looks like it would be fun (and less messy) to eat. I started following you for more posts like these!
I write about food and travel as well, check out my posts if you have time, I think you might like them. Occasionally I write Spanish posts too but it's a little harder for me because it's not my first language. :)
I prefer the small arepas, they are easier to eat hahaha! I love your profile picture :) I definitely check your blog! thanks for reading me and it will be an honor if you participate in my contest! @jellyfishdonut
Thank you! I drew my profile picture actually. Your contest sounds fun! Now I need to pick a dish. :D
Really? I love it!! You should post some of your draws :D
Aw thanks! Maybe I will sometime! :)