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Gringos, dont tell me you use Plastic Gloves to eat your pollo? LOL!

I remember the first time walking around the malls, I would get such a chuckle seeing whole families along with the small children eating fried/asado chicken with these huge oversized plastic gloves.. taking a bite of chicken along with a piece of plastic, not knowing where the chicken ended and the plastic glove began. I said to myself Pollo and fingers go so well together and thats why they have wash basins in most places or then I wash my hands in the bathroom. Social status symbol or what? lol

By Paisa/Calena/Luver on Nov 15, 2008, 08:40 in Friendly Talkzone.

Pappassito (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 15, 2008, 08:44:

I do.. Damn good idea.

"A wise monkey never monkeys with another monkey's monkey."

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Waterdawg says on Nov 15, 2008, 09:03:

I hear ya .. I have traveled a lot of places , and never , never saw folks eat Fried chicken or Wings with Plastic gloves on ( not a bad idea ) but you can say the food is " Finger licking Good " when you were a condom on your hands .. lol

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dwmte7 says on Nov 15, 2008, 09:29:

i remember back in the '80's, when 'pollos mario' opened what might have been it's first stand at the corner of cl 10 and oriental NW corner facing oriental (ave poblado). they started passing out those finger condoms then. real strange. now that fried chicken's gonna be a staple in the white house, i wonder if it's gonna be served with gloves. ha ha no offence intended.

dwmte

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medellinlodging (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 15, 2008, 09:39:

Not in a million years - I get down and dirty!

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Pappassito (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 15, 2008, 09:51:

Pollos Mario.. one of my favs in Medallo!!

"A wise monkey never monkeys with another monkey's monkey."

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Paisa/Calena/Luver says on Nov 15, 2008, 09:54:

Eating fried or rotisserie chicken with finger condoms in the U.S. can you imagine going into KFC and seeing that? It would be so surreal.. ja ja ..Im with you MedellinLodging..DOWN AND DIRTY is the only way how! lol

I love Laura Acuna & Jessica Cediel! lol

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Sonny says on Nov 15, 2008, 09:57:

I thought it was a good idea. Saves paper

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Poorbutsnappy says on Nov 15, 2008, 10:05:

You must love the PBH crowd... I really was IMPRESSED with Colombians giving me gloves to eat their pollo at that restaurant... whatever it is called Pollo loco or something...

The pollo sucked and tasted like carp (I can't believe that I missed KFC).. but I like the "advanced" thinking the Colombians have over us gringos... suddenly you can eat chicken without washing your hands before nor after... THEN I came here and see the twisted interpretation of my good fellow PBH members on this... finger condoms???... WTF? I will have to expain this to th chicas when I start laughing for no reason when they give me the gloves... You cannot write stuff like this... only on PBH

Colombia tierra querida, himno de fe y armonía!... Cantemos, cantemos todos grito de paz y alegria!...

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Pappassito (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 15, 2008, 10:36:

Roasted chicken in Colombia tastes better than any fried chicken I have had in the US,or anyplace else for that matter.. KFC included.. All natural too.. not injected,detected,or neglected,like that fast food crap here,

"A wise monkey never monkeys with another monkey's monkey."

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Paisa/Calena/Luver says on Nov 15, 2008, 10:46:

I agree with you about the Pollo asado PAPPA, but I dont know where you live but here in Miami POLLO TROPICAL is a pretty good Colombia Hallucination.

WOW I just did a search and apparently they have opened up a couple of KOKORIKO'S here in Miami.. I might have to check them out and compare qualities!
http://www.kokoriko.com.co/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&i...

I love Laura Acuna & Jessica Cediel! lol

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Philly says on Nov 15, 2008, 10:52:

dwmte7
I did not expect to read a comment like that from you. I guess your true colors are coming out. I am starting to realize more and more every day how this page is dominated with racist, it just might be time to step away.

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Pappassito (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 15, 2008, 10:55:

I lived & worked in Kendall in `99 & 2k,enjoyed Pollo Tropical,wasn`t too bad..Kokorico has never been one of my favs in Colombia.. Although I must say the last tiem I had it was in Medellin a few months back,& wasn`t too bad... Although those arepas are like damn hockey pucks.

"A wise monkey never monkeys with another monkey's monkey."

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Paisa/Calena/Luver says on Nov 15, 2008, 11:10:

You got it bro! I dont mind the chicken, I prefer La Brasa Roja much more.. But KOKO'S has good soups that I like and very hearty! Try one!

I love Laura Acuna & Jessica Cediel! lol

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Pappassito (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 15, 2008, 11:18:

The last time I passed down Kendall Blvd a few years ago,it seemed like the congestion had gotten much worse! But I really enjoyed it when I was there,went to so many great house parties with my neighbors who were predominately paisas & costenos. My 1st encounter with guaro... Que pecao!! I have always wanted to live there,but my profession just doesn`t pay too well in that area,& the cost of living there is just obscene.

"A wise monkey never monkeys with another monkey's monkey."

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dwmte7 says on Nov 15, 2008, 11:46:

philly...if that modest nothing is 'too much' for you, gettin outta here wont help....you'ld have to get outta life.

ALL my darker bretheren LOVE chicken and ain't afraid to say so. and you? unless you failed to note embedded in the text was a disclaimer of not intending offence.

dwmte

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Paisa/Calena/Luver says on Nov 15, 2008, 11:52:

Nice area and Big $$$ Kendall BLVD because it also runs into parts of Coral Gables and Pinecrest $$$..

I love Laura Acuna & Jessica Cediel! lol

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La_Huella says on Nov 15, 2008, 16:47:

I think the idea is good intellectually but I just cant bring myself to put those gloves on!

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Darloup (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 15, 2008, 17:31:

Paisa/Calena/Luver,

Actually, this is one thing that struck me too!

It was surrealist seing all this bejewelled women and tie-wearing men trying, and I emphasize TRYING, to eat their chicken pieces whilst wearing these silly plastic gloves.

It is as if they were sending this message: "OK, we'll eat your "popular" food, but we're not quite ready to accept it (hence the gloves)".

Being French, I can tell you that, in my country, we happily use our bare fingers and hands whilst eating (especially among family and friends).

Especially : chicken pieces, French-fries, pork chops, spare-ribs and, above all, fish (I've never seen more of a sorry (and pathetic) spectacle than a person trying to eat a fried fish with a knife and fork).

In France, we love it when fat/juice is dribbling down our chins (although, to be fair, we DO use a napkin before we drink (or kiss someone), we lick our fingers, and we just love nibbling the hard-to-get meat on a pork/lamb chop.

We use our French baguettes (that's bread) to mop up the sauce in our plates (because the sauce is yummy) and, every morning, we also merrily dunk our croissants (or toasts) in our morning coffee... It all ends up in a mess, but it's SO good...

We also have a national saying: "Chickens are like women: the whiter bits are the tastiest and you should your hands to really appreciate them"

Better to have tried and failed than having regrets all your life about what you MIGHT have missed

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Beachbros says on Nov 15, 2008, 18:31:

I eat my chicken with gloves and still lick my fingers, its that mmmm mmmm delicious

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turnmeon (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 15, 2008, 19:24:

in Barranquilla we dont use gloves to eat the chicken, thats mostly used in cachacolandia

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Darloup (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 15, 2008, 19:27:

Viva Barranquilla where they know HOW to eat chicken...

P.S.: What is a "cachacolandia"?

Better to have tried and failed than having regrets all your life about what you MIGHT have missed

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turnmeon (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 15, 2008, 19:33:

meh, i was gonna explain it to you, but since you have a woman from la costa, im gonna make you ask her, all i can say is that shes gonna say "omg where you heard that from" then LOL, and then explain you what it is, all i can say is that its a word in costeñol(Spanish from la costa)

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Darloup (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 15, 2008, 19:35:

I'll naturally ask her as long as you don't give me grounds for a divorce!

Better to have tried and failed than having regrets all your life about what you MIGHT have missed

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turnmeon (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 15, 2008, 19:37:

no, i will not tell you to ask your wife for something is bad, she will LOL when you ask her

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Robert Jorge says on Nov 15, 2008, 19:57:

I never saw gloves or finger condoms used by chicken eaters in Villavo. The amazing thing to me was how so many people will eat a broaster chicken, and not use a napkin - or just a tiny napkin that is the equivalent of a single square of toilet paper. Some of the little tiendas hold onto their napkins like it was money.

He who farts in church, sits in his own pew.

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Darloup (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 15, 2008, 20:04:

Turmeon: ¿Cachacolandia, es Bogotá?

Better to have tried and failed than having regrets all your life about what you MIGHT have missed

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houstongal (Trustee board) says on Nov 15, 2008, 20:36:

I did see a couple eat their hamburger at El Corral in Bogota with disposable plastic gloves on...while many others were eating with a fork and knife. Did they bring their own gloves or did the kitchen give them those disposable gloves? I always wondered about that.

"It is now official: there's no place on earth where you will not find a Peruvian band." David Sedaris

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TheYoungEngineer says on Nov 15, 2008, 21:36:

Haha Finger condoms remind me of one time in walgreens when I was a child.
They have finger bandaids - which are little plastic condom things which you can roll over your finger to protect it if you have a big cut or something.

We would always joke that they were really for small people jejej.

And I dont think anyone I know would be caught dead eating with plastic gloves - let alone finger condoms. It would just impart a latex taste to the food... but perhaps prepagos are used to that.... jk hahahah

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La_Huella says on Nov 15, 2008, 23:06:

In Brazil it's even worse, you're supposed to eat even chicken wings with a knife and fork there.

Darloup: it's the PINK bits of women that are the tastiest. Trust me on this one!

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Aaron21 says on Nov 15, 2008, 23:22:

It is great fun to watch them put in their mouth that which they will not touch with their hands.

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dwmte7 says on Nov 16, 2008, 05:26:

about those precious 'slices' of napkins....a colombian mannerism...take a 6-7 inch square napkin that's folded twice, creating four sections...follow? anyway, they cut them apart, each napkin rendering 4 pieces roughly 6-7 inches sq. economy. and back when, when you'ld ask for another 'slice'...some meseras would act like they were doing you a favor...you figure.

dwmte

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Paisa/Calena/Luver says on Nov 16, 2008, 07:23:

Precious napkins,, 6-7mil for a roll paper towel... paper and ice are luxuries in Colombia.. we all know that.

I love Laura Acuna & Jessica Cediel! lol

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omargue says on Nov 16, 2008, 07:24:

its not a social status just so you dont get your hands greesy, most places wont have wet knaps or soap and bathroom to wash your hands (obviously im not talking about centro comerciales)

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dwmte7 says on Nov 16, 2008, 07:37:

ah! those sinks between the toilets that only have partial doors that you can look over and under while you'e washing our hands...how friendly.

so many years ago, at the corner of cl 8 and ave poblado (oriental) there were two bars, one on each corner. one was anclar (anchor) and the other--where i hung out--for the life of me i can't remember the name...not important. anyway. i'd go there everyday for an afternoont ron and coke about 4:30-5:30. as regular as clockwork. it was walking distance from the house and allowed me to air out from the day before i went home and received my 'portion' of b.s. on the home front.

all that was to recount the sink and johns there. you'ld go back and wash your hands and you could look right down at who ever was sitting on the throne on either side and carry on a conversation. any one who was a regular gave up being shocked or embarrassad long ago and just took it as the conversation corner. peeing, pooing, wiping, putting your clothes up and down, adjusting everything...all open to share with whom ever your neighbor was. and if you needed to barrow some bung fodder from your neighbor, you'ld/they'ld just hold on to their drawers--half down--and go to the neighbor to 'borrow' some. friendly, eh? right there in the back of the restaurant. in those days, one ALWAYS went about with their own tissue or toilet paper (napkin?) as it was in short supply...thus hobbling over to the neighbor booth to ask if they had some...again, with pants half down. remember, this would happen repeatedly over the course of a couple of hours. it would have made a great movie.

dwmte

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