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Medellin Food! Do the natives just not have money to eat or is it the food that makes them so thin?

Although I will say the eggs were amazing. Almost like the chickens were living in a alfalfa field. So good.

The meat I had in a big mac had to be the left overs from from a science experiment gone bad.

I tried two different steaks and both were tough.

The milk tasted like goats milk. I liked it.

I really wanted to have sushi, but why would I go all the way to Colombia and order sushi? So, wanting fish, I went with the salmon. Not good. Over cooked and bland. Idiot question: is salmon only native to the colder waters of the pacific? So, was that salmon flown in from the USA?

I did have some great food too. One day there was a buffet at the hotel and they had the rinds (sp?) of pork. They had rice and put beans on top of the rice. There were some funky looking black sausages that tasted like burnt salami.

When I ordered a Cosmo, I got a slurpy.

All in all, I liked the food because it seemed to leave out all the "chemicals" that our US food sources try to kill our population with. And for what? Money? So sad. I will take the Colombian food any day.

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adrimm says on Jan 12, 2008, 20:22:

Yes Salmon is a cold water fish.
No it is not Pacific-ocean only, there is Atlantic Salmon as well.
No it was probably not flown in from the US. It was probably flown in from Chile which has a large salmon fishery.

Next time you visit, stop in at two places:

A) A large chain grocery store (Carulla, Carrefour, etc)
B) The central Plaza de Mercado - every town & city has one or many.

Colombian food is indeed far more natural and less processed. I was amazed to be absolutely stuffed every day at lunch, and still not gain a pound while there (of course all of the walking helps alot too).

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mranderson says on Jan 12, 2008, 21:45:

I actually gained wieght while I was there on vacation from the big portions of food I was eating. Since living here though I have lost wieght due to all the walking, not the food. Although I think all the empanadas and meat pastels are deap fried which I believe isn't too healthy. Seems almost everything here is fried in oil. I always thought that everyone was so skinny because they eat more fruit and walk a lot.

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Enrique187 says on Jan 12, 2008, 21:46:

I think they are more skinny due to the walking aspect, natural food, and genetics. I ate a lot there each visit but lost weight every time.

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morphus says on Jan 12, 2008, 22:02:

Arepas are corn based and they eat rice. Wheat is the enemy. Most humans lack the enzyme to digest wheat properly.

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relapse says on Jan 12, 2008, 22:26:

Sorry to share this observation, I have lived in Colombia for almost 2 years, and the women are getting heavier, wider and fatter. Fast food has arrived and the results are horrible!!!

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Robert Jorge says on Jan 13, 2008, 00:08:

I lost 10 pounds each time I was in Colombia. The first trip, 10 lbs. in 10 days. I attribute it to the different diet, living in stifling hot conditions, walking several miles a day, and the elevation.

--"I believe in making the world safe for our children. But not for our children's children, because I don't think that children should be having sex." - Jack Handy

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thur says on Jan 13, 2008, 03:49:

I don't seem to gain weight, even though I eat a lot more (really... a _lot_ more) while I'm there. I contribute it to having to walk more and the elevation (Bogotá, for the record) which must have _some_ effect, I think.
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yap271 says on Jan 13, 2008, 06:56:

we (colombians) eat lots of potatoes, rice, corn, pasta, lots of fatty meat, we fryed everything, but we walk a lot,, and most people cannot afford to eat everything they want, at least thats my case,,

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lpdiver says on Jan 13, 2008, 13:35:

Why o why would someone eat a Big MAC while in Colombia?

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"cook some rice!"

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Tinto (Moderator) says on Jan 13, 2008, 13:50:

The original post was written by our gay troll . Note the reference to ordering a Cosmopolitan.

;-)

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lpdiver says on Jan 13, 2008, 14:08:

JEJEJE A cosmo and chorrizo...what a combo.

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"cook some rice!"

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jan 13, 2008, 14:12:

In compare to some American we Colombians look anorexic

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lpdiver says on Jan 13, 2008, 14:20:

I have seen quite a few chubby paisas. It depends on where you hang out. I just have no seen the really really enourmous people in Colombia. I think walking has a lot to do with it. Also the higher elevations as the lower the oxygen levels in the blood. This lowers appetite.

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"cook some rice!"

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E-Man says on Jan 13, 2008, 15:05:

In general I would say this (comparing to the US):

1) They don't eat heavy meals at the end of the day (dinner) as much as we do in the US.
2) They walk a lot more.
3) I don't think that their meals are filled as much in steroids (beef, chicken) and other additives as we do.
4) The kids in the US today eat a lot of junk food and stay at home and watch tv or play video games.
5) The elevation makes you work harder.
6) We have more money to spend on food (especially junk food).

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Enrique187 says on Jan 13, 2008, 15:11:

e man excellent point that i forgot. There the main meal is lunch; dinner is a smaller meal.

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Medellin Traveler says on Jan 13, 2008, 16:06:

NOOOOOOOO! I gained weight on all my trips!! I have to stopped eating everything that is offered to me! But don't want to offend anyone. Also, I'm a single man in the states and it's good to eat home-cooking!!

"Huevos Rancheros en Medellin, No Quiero Taco Bell." - www.medellintraveler.com

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durito says on Jan 13, 2008, 16:07:

I've never heard this elevation thing before -- living in denver my entire life.

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