Wathing Anthony Bourdain! Colombians eat Pig Ears?

loarrso says on Jul 14, 2008, 20:45:

I loved what I havewatched so far :)

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Robert Jorge says on Jul 14, 2008, 20:48:

I am missing it. Hopefully the episode will be repeated in the future. I never ate them, but I saw pig ears for sale in tiendas and even supermarkets like Vivero in Villavo.

BEWARE of gold diggers.

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kernow62 says on Jul 14, 2008, 20:59:

You can buy pig ears at supermarkets in Florida, what is so special about them?

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MitchAlvarez says on Jul 14, 2008, 21:02:

the show was awesome i loved it all.

"Ingrid callate la jeta!! Stay in France"

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GregYohn says on Jul 14, 2008, 21:18:

Hola!

I called Cali while I watched the 2nd time at 11 pm.

It sure was out there saying Colombia is peaceful!

12VOIP.com gives free calls to Colombia.Greg

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Robert Jorge says on Jul 14, 2008, 21:43:

I know Kernow, I buy pig ears all the time for my dog. But they are too tough for me to chew, and I don't like the fake smoke flavor.

BEWARE of gold diggers.

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nueva york bombero says on Jul 15, 2008, 07:10:

I caught it in the firehouse last night. Good show, but they could do 10 more episodes just in Colombia. They even threw a little history in there. That Anthony Bourdain sure is brave to go to that crazy country without bodyguards!

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 15, 2008, 07:24:

The show was AWE-SOME!!!! I was expecting a good show but never, ever thought it was going to be so well done and so extremely giving. Anthony Bourdain eating chunchurria and arepa de chócolo from a street vendor, then eating recalentao in the Minorista? Eating a bandeja paisa in Envigado and then taking the metro cable to eat sancocho de leña in the comunas??

Thank you, thank you so much for doing an amazing show. I take my hat off to you!

Diana

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MitchAlvarez says on Jul 15, 2008, 07:33:

"That Anthony Bourdain sure is brave to go to that crazy country without bodyguards!" -nyb

have you been to colombia? do you need bodyguards? wasnt this whole show about demonstrating how colombia has changed?

sorry to hear you consider colombia a crazy country nyb

"Ingrid callate la jeta!! Stay in France"

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MitchAlvarez says on Jul 15, 2008, 07:33:

mononoke cual recalentao......... they ate calentao mijita :)

"Ingrid callate la jeta!! Stay in France"

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 15, 2008, 07:36:

Really? We always called it recalentao. XD It's like when he said he was eating chunchurria and my husband said "No es chunchurria es chunchullo". All I could say was "Eh María, uds. los vallunos si son unas güevas" LOL!!!

Diana

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Monpirri says on Jul 15, 2008, 07:45:

"That Anthony Bourdain sure is brave to go to that crazy country without bodyguards!"
Forget the bodyguards, the man is brave to eat food that is not familiar with!
Even Colombians who think they are gringos won't eat some of the stuff that Mr. Bourdain eats either in Colombia or in Argentina.

Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008

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MitchAlvarez says on Jul 15, 2008, 07:46:

en medellin se le llama calentao mijita.

"Ingrid callate la jeta!! Stay in France"

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 15, 2008, 07:56:

Calentao, calentao, calentao... got it.

Diana

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Monpirri says on Jul 15, 2008, 07:59:

In Bogota I hear chunchullo or chunchulla..

Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008

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MitchAlvarez says on Jul 15, 2008, 08:04:

en bogota todo es al reves

"Ingrid callate la jeta!! Stay in France"

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 15, 2008, 08:05:

Please read my valluno comment above. I believe it also applies to rolos. =D

Diana

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kernow62 says on Jul 15, 2008, 08:12:

RJ, I am not talking about those sort. Here in Orlando most supermarkets sell plain old pig ears in the meat department.

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 15, 2008, 08:23:

Same here but at Petsmart. =D

Diana

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david barkley says on Jul 15, 2008, 08:24:

That food looked awful, nobody will want to go to Colombia, with so many better travel destinations.
I am glad the show was so bad, the fewer gringos the better.

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aztec says on Jul 15, 2008, 08:25:

Not enough time to show Colombia! May have done more harm than good.

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 15, 2008, 08:27:

Oh Mr. Barkley you 're missing OUT! That morcilla they showed looked fa-bu-lous. The chorizos, the bandeja paisa, the patacón pisao, the lobster, fish. I'm hungry already!

Diana

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nueva york bombero says on Jul 15, 2008, 08:55:

Damn Mitch!!! You're living in New York and you've never heard of sarcasm??
Chit, you better hop back on the banana boat .......

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mcheasley says on Jul 15, 2008, 09:00:

Talk about a man that loves to eat... Why would he need bodyguards??? I wish i could have gone with him for the food segments ( i might have tried a few new dishes).... I thought he did a great job!!!

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nueva york bombero says on Jul 15, 2008, 09:07:

"Why would he need bodyguards???"
sarcasm
welcome to the new world

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dwmte7 says on Jul 15, 2008, 09:35:

was that guy in the outdoor restaurant in the back ground, really picking his nose?

dwmte

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MitchAlvarez says on Jul 15, 2008, 09:36:

orin a este con el banana boat. jajaj
where does it stop? like where can i take it?

me encanta como la gente se esconden en sus chistesitos para salir de verdad y despues dicen........o solo era sarcasmo.

"Ingrid callate la jeta!! Stay in France"

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dwmte7 says on Jul 15, 2008, 09:36:

yeah, dan....no jokes alowed hear. the hard asses and serious, can't handle it. let's all be as heavy as we can please.

dwmte

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david barkley says on Jul 15, 2008, 14:41:

If I was a vacationing traveler, watching that show last night, would not make me want to go to Colombia. They showed a lot of dirty places, and greasy food, not much women, not much scenery except rundown looking places.
It was not the kind of food, a US person would spend over $1-2k to travel for.

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Shakita says on Jul 15, 2008, 15:31:

I watch both shows, loved them!!

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war - Maria Montessori

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kernow62 says on Jul 15, 2008, 15:52:

The show was not supposed to be a tourist board type of show, his show always shows the gritty side of life. To balance things a bit he did go to one fairly upscale restaurant and showed that whist the food had traditional ingredients it was prepared and presented to a very high standard. I know most of the idiots on these forums think Colombia = easy hot women, but for many it is much more than that. I have never chosen a travel destination based on what food is served, that aspect is secondary to the scenery and the people themselves.

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Simon says on Jul 15, 2008, 15:55:

"I know most of the idiots on these forums think Colombia = easy hot women, but for many it is much more than that."

Agree 100%!!

"Tu vas a ver, llegaras a mi edad y veras que Colombia seguira igual"-----Simon Sr.

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kernow62 says on Jul 15, 2008, 19:34:

Shakita, did you notice it was the same show not two episodes?

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Robert Jorge says on Jul 15, 2008, 22:38:

Well, I guess I need to eat pig ears then. I have eaten their tails many times. They are great pressure cooked, served over beans and rice. But I will give the ears a try if I ever see them sold. Hell, I would be happy to find chicken feet so I could make a decent sopa de menudencias.

BEWARE of gold diggers.

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dwmte7 says on Jul 16, 2008, 00:20:

watch out robert...get off on menudo and we'll have a thread you wont like. some years back a menudos thread was alive. very colorful...same goes for blood sausage///puke.

dwmte

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Lcacique says on Jul 16, 2008, 00:41:

Wasn't much in the show that I haven't tried, but it was entertaining nonetheless. As for pulling tourism, I think the show definitely contributed a nice stamp of approval for Colombia. People will watch the show and see that it is safe for a very tall, famous gringo to walk around in the "bad" neighborhoods without any problems, and reason that the country is not nearly as dangerous as many people seem to believe. I'm glad he generally stays away from posh restaurants and motels...had they shown some of the "finer" sides of Colombia...cool. The fact that they didn't really do that much of it, I can careless. All sides of Colombia are beautiful.

Hoy se nota en la floresta un ambiente de alegría. ¡Y el rumor de ranchería es mas dulce y sabe a fiesta!

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kernow62 says on Jul 16, 2008, 08:24:

Rob, they sell chicken feet here too. Are you sure Destin is in the South? It seems as though you are limited on what groceries you can purchase up there.

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 16, 2008, 08:41:

Anthony Bourdain is not about tourism and vacations like Samantha Brown is. It's a totally different show and I would say that about 80%-90% of the time he eats at average places, street vendors, dives, and even regular folks' homes. Every now and then he'll go to a fancy restaurant but mainly to eat something that the place is known for. Everything else is rough, on your face type of stuff. He's done it all over the world, in Greece, Vietnam, Brazil, and I'm glad he did it at the Minorista and the Medellín Comunas. It was 100% Bourdain and I would have been extremely dissappointed if he had not done it the way he did.

Diana

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GregYohn says on Jul 16, 2008, 11:00:

Hola!

I saw Samantha Brown's visit to the largest cruise ship available touring the Caribbean.

It was a joke, they visit Haiti at a private beach and no one sees locals, except the bartender and then he speaks English to them! It made me sick and speaks about the average American tourist.

They go home and then say they visited Haiti! Yeah, right!

12VOIP.com gives free calls to Colombia.Greg

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Shakita says on Jul 16, 2008, 13:32:

Yes Kernow I actually did notice it was the same episode but I enjoyed it so much that I watched twice. I havent been back in 5 years and how do I miss it!!!

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war - Maria Montessori

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kernow62 says on Jul 16, 2008, 13:35:

Shakita, I must confess I watched it the second time also.

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billyb says on Jul 16, 2008, 13:42:

"They go home and then say they visited Haiti! Yeah, right!"

I agree with you on the waste of time of those erzats vacations, but not sure I would want to visit the REAL Haiti either.

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GregYohn says on Jul 16, 2008, 13:43:

Hola!

I called Cali, while I watched it the 2nd time!

He did not have lime y salt with his cerveza!

12VOIP.com gives free calls to Colombia.Greg

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billyb says on Jul 16, 2008, 13:45:

??

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kernow62 says on Jul 16, 2008, 13:50:

Only a crappy beer deserves lime and salt, anything worth being called beer doesn't need messing with. IMO

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GregYohn says on Jul 16, 2008, 13:56:

Hola!

I use Poker usually, but although it it good when used with Yuengling from PA.

12VOIP.com gives free calls to Colombia.Greg

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El Piloto says on Jul 16, 2008, 16:15:

GregYohn - don't knock Yuengling lager. I love that stuff. Always a treat to be back in Philly drinking Yuengling.

Never drink beer with lime, not even Mexican beer, not even Corona (which I don't drink anyway - makes those thin American macrobrews look strong and complex in comparison)

Speaking of Mexican beer, I love Indio from Monterrey.

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El Piloto says on Jul 16, 2008, 16:16:

Bourdain's show on Colombia was really good. Does anyone know exactly where the restaurant Queareparaenamorarte that he visited is located?

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gamm2 says on Jul 16, 2008, 16:48:

"Does anyone know exactly where the restaurant Queareparaenamorarte that he visited is located?"

ummm yeah I want to know that too. They were driving on a mountain road from Medellin. I was already wondering about my next trip to Medellin if I'll be able to get there without a car!

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billyb says on Jul 16, 2008, 16:54:

Me too, that place sure looked good.

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nueva york bombero says on Jul 16, 2008, 17:06:

I'd pay American prices for some of that food!!!

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dwmte7 says on Jul 16, 2008, 17:31:

go to their website: http://queareparaenamorarte.com

dwmte

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gamm2 says on Jul 16, 2008, 19:11:

that link doesn't go anywhere and I tried to google it too!

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kernow62 says on Jul 16, 2008, 19:15:

http://www.arepamor.com/

Learn to GOOGLE

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gamm2 says on Jul 16, 2008, 20:19:

I know you wont believe me, but I swear I typed that in an hour ago and only like 4 articles/blogs all referring to the No Reservations show came up.....

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Lisa Zee says on Jul 16, 2008, 20:26:

"Cocina criolla de dedo parao" LOL

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Robert Jorge says on Jul 16, 2008, 22:58:

Kernow - nope, no chicken feet here either. I am sure I could obtain them if I really wanted to. But they are not sold in any grocery store here. You have to be south of Ocala I think to find chicken claws for sale. Hell, I can't even find chicken hearts. I can get gizzards - but that is it. Liver also. Sopa de menudencias is my favorite soup - with mondongo a close second. I lived off of that stuff for 4 months ... and was as happy as I would be if I lived off of Ruth's Chriss steakhouse food.

BEWARE of gold diggers.

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kernow62 says on Jul 17, 2008, 12:49:

Don't they have any black folks up where you live RJ?

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lpdiver says on Jul 17, 2008, 13:06:

I haven't seen any chicken feet in the swamps of Louisiana. However; you can get any part of a pig that your heart desires, except the blood. It is harder to get the blood.

ts

"cook some rice!"

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kernow62 says on Jul 17, 2008, 13:08:

Don't your pigs have blood?

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lpdiver says on Jul 17, 2008, 13:11:

Yes, but to use it to make blood boudin (morcillio) a licensed meat inspector must be on hand when you slaughter the pig. Very few people want to bother.

Entonces, blood boudin is getting to be a rare item here. Unless you know someone who slaughters their own hog and will save some for you.

Yet another of the plusses for living in Locombia.

ts

"cook some rice!"

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kernow62 says on Jul 17, 2008, 20:53:

Morcilla is yet another item I can buy locally. I swear all you guys bringing girls to the US should move to Orlando, then you can make them cook all those strange things just like back home. Unless you ended up with a defective one, like my wife who cannot cook.

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adrimm says on Jul 17, 2008, 21:55:

omg.. Kernow I am sooo jealous. Morcilla is one of my all time favourite Colombian foods!

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kernow62 says on Jul 18, 2008, 05:45:

There have been more and more Colombian foods popping up at not just specialty shops or Latino supermarkets, but also at ordinary stores like Publix and Winn Dixie.

My latest find has been a pretty good frozen ajiaco mix, it has the three types of potatoes, the mazorca and a bag of guascas. You supply the chicken and I always add a few more potatoes. Since we cannot buy the proper potatoes fresh here it makes a good substitute.

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dwmte7 says on Jul 19, 2008, 05:39:

there's a market here in daytona...la placita...where you can 'chicken feet' your heart out. also that drek..morsilla.......remember GENESIS... "...thou shat not eat the blood"

dwmte

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kernow62 says on Jul 19, 2008, 07:04:

I'm a pagan, I don't read much fiction.

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dwmte7 says on Jul 19, 2008, 07:40:

i know jim.....i just can't stand blood sausage. when i was workin on a book in switzerland, my swiss associate used to eat it all the time and i could barely sit at the table. same with the family in colombia. they love it.

dwmte

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