I love food. I love to cook food, I love to eat food. Its really no surprise I’ve put on at least 10 pounds sine I’ve arrived in South America. I mean,
THEY HAVE EMPANADAS AND ICECREAM!!!!!
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
And yes, I am one of those people that take photos of what I eat (when I’m not so in awe of my food that I star lovingly at it for a few seconds before I scarf it down). So here are a bunch of photos of food I have eaten while in Colombia…. enjoy.
Delicious chicken kabob meal in Medellin
Chicken kabobs in Medellin. These were super juicy and grilled and not super oily like a lot of food here.
Chicken and Rice empanadas in Medellin
Chicken and rice empanadas from 68th street in Medellin (in Barrio Castilla). This neighbourhood is not where the gringos go. But they should. There is some great food here.
Homemade steamed fish and coleslaw dinner in El Tigre de Antioquia
Steamed fish dinner with red cabbage coleslaw and rice. This was a homemade dish I had in El Tigre de Antioquia. DELICIOUS!
Biggest bunuelos in Medellin.
Biggest buñuelos in Medellin. You can find this shop way south in Saboneta.
Vegetarian Meal from SaludPan in Medellin
Delicious vegetarian meal from SaludPan near Estadio in Medellin. Healthy, cheap, and filling.
Icecream sundae duo of deliciousness
MMMMMM..icecream. This deliciousness I found in Castilla on 68th street too. Just look at it. MMMMMMM…
Traditional Colombian meal in Bogota
This was my first Colombian dish in Bogota. For a few dollars I got all this food. Soup, chicken tamale, avocado, corn, rice, and a blackberry and milk juice drink. Unbelievable!
Coconut pastry in Medellin
Coconut, guava, arequipe pastry from a shop on La 70 in Estadio in Medellin. It was a bit expensive (2mil) but worth every cent!
Sushi from the food fetsival in Medellin.
Sushi! I had this sushi at a food festival in October in Medellin. The only complaint is that they put mayonnaise on everything.
Colombian breakfast in Santa Fe de Antioquia
Breakfast in Santa Fe de Antioquia. Always ask the hotel you are staying at where the best food for the price is. We were led to this place in the center; just to the right of the main church. Eggs, arepas, coffee, and queso for less than 10mil total.
Coffee-icecream dessert drinks in Medellin
I wish I could tell you the store I got this. It was somewhere in downtown Medellin. After walking around, a friend and I stopped in some random store and bought these. I don’t know the name of the store, but we met a fabulous Brazilian lady-man just outside while we noshed on these delicious icecream-coffee drinks.
Vegetarian Queen Victoria soup from SaludPan in Medellin
Queen Victoria soup from Saludpan. It is a potato soup thickened with potatoes with some kind of sweet, fruity juice and a homemade whole wheat bun.
Giant banana split icecream sundae in Colombia
Oh yes, more icecream. This time from Vegachi, Colombia. I swear – there is also a whole banana hidden under all that awesomeness. And Diego actually ate the whole thing alone. (including the edible waffle bowl). I, on the other hand, chose this as my poison:
Oreo icecream sundae in Vegachi, Colombia
Dani Blanchette eating a Frankenstein cupcake dessert
Noshing on Frankenstein’s head. This sickly sweet, yet really cool and had to buy dessert was at the Food Festival in Medellin, October 2011. It wasn’t the most delicious thing, but damn it looks cool!
Yup, so that’s some of the things I’ve been doing down here.
Nom Nom Nom peoples!