I see good attitude

dwmte7 says on Dec 17, 2007, 15:33:

car, you and nathola might consider colaborating on an english lit/grammer book. just kiddin

dwmte

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Tomacoma says on Dec 17, 2007, 16:38:

Here!, Here!...I think I'll second that....uhhh what?

I'am livin' easy, eatin' poke chops greasy!

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vicshere says on Dec 17, 2007, 18:35:

heres some good places to help you
http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?display:1072141411-56355.txt
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslsubverb.html

listo

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nueva york bombero says on Dec 17, 2007, 18:40:

I agree!
I think!?

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Monpirri says on Dec 17, 2007, 19:01:

Carl obviously you are just a little narrow minded member because Colombia has more than "chicken beans rice or fired plat" Unfortunately, not every one likes to cook or enjoys going out to find out different regional dishes.

Check other posts for places to go and to enjoy Colombian food.

The life spam of a taste bud is ten days

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kalder says on Dec 18, 2007, 02:40:

Absolutely nothing wrong with chicken, beans and rice. However often it figures on the menu.

"kalder- have you ever had a woman?"--Sam Salmon

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nathola says on Dec 18, 2007, 06:55:

Hey car1 where you are going to eat when it comes to colombia? Ummm

You do not know Colombian food.hee

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Dec 18, 2007, 12:24:

What's going on here?

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Chelesupercono says on Dec 18, 2007, 14:13:

The chicken and beans are o.k. but have you checked out the PRE-PAGOS? Priorities...Priorities tsk tsk

never go to bed with someone crazier then you are, you will do it and you will regret it.......

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Chriscan says on Dec 18, 2007, 14:47:

My landlord told me something funny the other night. He was saying that Colombia is so beautiful and has everything you need. Girls, drugs, parks, fresh food, nice weather...... too bad about the people.

After spending soem time here I agree. Most of the nice people really are only looking to take advantage of you. I still love it here and have met some great people but it is too bad.

Having said that, keep in mind that I live in the north. My time was brief in the south but the people may be less interesting but much nicer.

************* WARNING ************* my words often come from my ass. www.independentbanff.com

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msaucey says on Dec 18, 2007, 15:17:

I'm really not following what anyone is saying on this thread.... Was it supposed to be a nice thread about Colombia, and it was trying to get hijacked and bring back the negative....

Oh well, to each his own.... car1, maybe you should have some lechona next time you're in Colombia or some real traditional food... I don't think I had chicken, unless it was at Frisbee...

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Dec 18, 2007, 15:31:

what is fired plat? :(

Anyway I would recommend next time you are in Colombia un Corrientazo (Almuerzo Corriente) este es bueno y barato

you can have it with posta, cerdo o pollo, jugo o gaseosa, sin sopa o con sopa

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msaucey says on Dec 18, 2007, 15:34:

lol...

It's either a plate that got fired for not doing it's job... or maybe car was in his odd way trying to say, fried platano...

ummm.... love fried platano...

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Dec 18, 2007, 15:36:

I see JAJAJA i though it was an exotic dish, hehehhe

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msaucey says on Dec 18, 2007, 15:38:

OMG, I speak Car!

I'm having an odd day, so maybe it's a temporary glitch in my system....

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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dwmte7 says on Dec 18, 2007, 16:10:

monpirri....please...please....stop trying to culturize/educate this lad...you'll spoil his future as an educator.

msaucey...glad you reminded me of lechona...haven't had it for a coon's age. last time we bought it, we were driving the back way from envigado to laureles to a family favorite restaurant which specializes in lechona and it's dark, rainy, just my wife and i in a taxi and some fuckin drunk steps out in front of the taxi at about 45-50 miles an hour and KA BUMP, thud, bang crash. the dude flies over the car, after smashing the front end and breaking the windshield and lands as dead as you can get on the rainey pavement behind. fuck. all this for lecona. i just told my wife let's get outta here, cause if the police get ahold of us we'll be here all fricken night. i gave the driver about ten bucks and caught the next hak. we bought our lechona and went home. didn't quite enjoy it as usual.

dwmte

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msaucey says on Dec 18, 2007, 16:16:

Doug, as long as you have your priorities...one pig or the other.... good choice on picking the lechona...

:-)

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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RUV says on Dec 18, 2007, 22:41:

Ok, what is a lechona?

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Chelesupercono says on Dec 19, 2007, 06:14:

There is always a good attitude when the Gringo has pesos......si no......hummmmmm

never go to bed with someone crazier then you are, you will do it and you will regret it.......

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dwmte7 says on Dec 19, 2007, 07:21:

the closest i can come to describing lechona is it's a kin to hawaiian kalua pig. i'm not sure if they cook it like the hawaiians, but it's slow cooked, seasoned with GOD knows what and just falls apart when you eat it. now some of you paisas can elaborate on that, or is that close enough?

dwmte

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Dec 19, 2007, 08:03:

Lechona

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dwmte7 says on Dec 19, 2007, 10:05:

duh! what? sorry brother, i didn't quite digest that. please say again and elaborate on chagua.

where you at, car? in colombia, or where? lo siente sobre su esposa. d w martin

dwmte

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dwmte7 says on Dec 19, 2007, 10:06:

i agree about chorizo...pig food. knuckles, fat, garbage and if you're lucky, a smidgen of meat.

dwmte

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Dec 19, 2007, 10:08:

he means Changua


2 cups water
2 cups milk
4 eggs
4 teaspoons fresh cilantro
2 stalks scallions
salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper (optional)
4 slices toasted bread, cut into cubes

1. Chop the scallions and cilantro into small pieces.
2. In a stockpot add the water, milk and salt.
3. When the soup boils, crack the eggs and add them carefully to the soup without breaking the yolk.
4. Cover the pot and let it boil for one minute.
5. Place at the bottom of each soup dish one teaspoon of scallions and coriander and, from the pot, carefully place one cooked egg.
6. Then add the boiling broth.
7. Serve the soup with bread.



What is car1 mother tongue?

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dwmte7 says on Dec 19, 2007, 10:12:

maybe you can tolerate a little gringo music....here's one for you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEmEvpM0k74

hope you enjoy..feliz navidad a ti y tuyos

dwmte

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dwmte7 says on Dec 19, 2007, 10:35:

thanks, most deat kat....my wife just told me that this is similar to 'agua sal'...

dwmte

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Robert Jorge says on Dec 19, 2007, 21:20:

Mrs. RJ HATES lechona. I think it is a psychological thing though. But she will get physically sick if she even sees it being eaten. Thus, I have never had the privilege of tasting the dish. But I have eaten many a hog from a hog roast. And that is some good eating.

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

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msaucey says on Dec 19, 2007, 21:30:

Someone tried to compare lechona to the hawaiian luau hog....

Sooooooooo different... the taste is not even the same......

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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msaucey says on Dec 19, 2007, 21:48:

Yeah, I always saw the lechona at the bus terminal in Pereira, but I think it was probably the same pig...

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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dwmte7 says on Dec 20, 2007, 04:22:

msaucey...that someone was me, but i was comparing the possibility that the two might be prepared in a similar fashion, i didn't know how the colombian lechona was prepared. not so much the taste. the last time i ate kalua pig was 1964ish so much water has passed under the bridge since then. i was living on kauai at the time. i just remember them wrapping it in banana leaves putting it in the ground for a day or two and when they brought it out, it just fell apart. it was that, that i compared with the lechona. they way it just falls apart. dw

dwmte

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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Dec 20, 2007, 07:38:

Lechona must come from way back in Spain. I had some Filipino neighbors a few years back that invited me over for a Lechona. Apparently, it is common in the Philippines. I was pretty surprised to find that it was essentially like the Colombian version.

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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Dec 20, 2007, 08:09:

Oh yeah...

I SEE DEAD PEOPLE


Sorry. Couldn't help myself.

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Robert Jorge says on Dec 21, 2007, 01:10:

Douglas, you lived in Kauai? My parents have a place there.

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

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Tomacoma says on Jan 12, 2008, 17:27:

Save me the Jowls....Please...mmmuh

I'am livin' easy, eatin' poke chops greasy!

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webmanco says on Jan 12, 2008, 17:46:

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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