TYPICAL FOOD IN COLOMBIA This wonderfull country has different food. In Colombia you can enjoy all dishes, however it depends on which city you are in, but, always you can find all dishes in all parts, for example, in Bogota city you can eat bandeja paisa,tamal,ternera a la llanera,mute,etc.Further,the gastronomy of Colombia is the result of a fusion of food and culinary traditions,and even if Colombia does not have a typical dish that represents all the Colombian gastronomy,the arepa and sancocho stand out as the most representative.Colombian dishes vary in preparation and ingredients by regiรณn.Some of the most common ingredients in the preparations are cereals such as rice and corn,potatoes, choken,meats,among others.Additionally, we will know the different gastronomic cultures of the main cities of Colombia,to find and know the great variety of dishes with their cultural different and traditions that characterize our country ,we will also know some of the best cooks of Colombia. Daily food is different in cities around Colombia, for example,in Medellin city people eat for breakfast arepa,calentado de frijoles and chocolate,but, in Bogota city people eat bread with chocolate,eggs or changua.Also, in Cali city for lunch people eat sancocho de gallina it is usually accompanied with patacones,white, rice,chili and avocado.But,in Cartagena city people eat for lunch fish mojarra and red snapper,which comes accompanied with patacon pisao,rice with coconut and salad.In addition,in the main cities we find different fast food,for instance,empanadas,cholao,ants,culonas,arepa rellena,chicharron,envuelto,almohabanas among others. In Colombia leads the list of the so best restaurants in Latin America, the chef Leonor Espinosa was the winner for rescuiting local ingredients and transforming them into new dishes.It is a restaurant that supports the culinary artisans and local products. Finally, the new generation of chef in Colombia are seven talented young Colombian chefs Ivan Cadena,Marcela Arango,Maria Garcia,Jennifer Rodriguez,Alex Salgado,David Rodriguez and Pablo Ravassa,Colombians,their kitchens and their flavors are directed to our culture and culinary tradition it is a brotherhood of chefs that has the same objtive,rescue,promete and highlight Colombian cuisine in all it is essence,from the peasant,artisan and producer,through the techniques and ancestral recipes,to the ingredients,creating novel,fun and tasty proposal in order to enamorar his clients with the flavors of the country. I invite you to visit our Country and know our great gastronomic variety of the different cities of our Country,you will find the gastronomy for all tasts and for all budgets,you just have to cheer yourself up and take the first step,you will not regret it.
MYRIAM CARRILLO.