what is the strangest food anyone has eaten in colombia ?

msaucey says on Mar 29, 2008, 14:02:

Juanes, I'm just going to give you a bump.... Because, fortunately for my sensitive stomach, I haven't eaten anything like this in colombia... I did have those spiky poisonous fish (can't think of name) in sonora mexico, but that's about the most dangerous and odd thing I've eaten..

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

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JGD (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 29, 2008, 14:11:

JGD (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 29, 2008, 14:11:

Check this out:
http://www.hormigasculonas.com/english_version.htm
Pretty common in Santander around Easter

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DodgerDogs says on Mar 29, 2008, 14:12:

In Cesar, Colombia many people eat " Cuy " , it has a pretty good flavor.

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Man Tequila says on Mar 29, 2008, 14:15:

I've eaten cuy, and don't want to know what goes into the chorizo.

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

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travelingirl says on Mar 29, 2008, 15:12:

For me, the chicken head was strange.

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muchacho_escondido says on Mar 29, 2008, 15:17:

I ate the roasted ants from Santander. Can't say I hated them but can't say I liked them either. A totally alien taste, no words in my vocabulary to really describe the thing. Won't try it again, though.

Overall, though, Colombia in general and Colombian food in particular turned out to be much less "exotic" than I imagined. While in Colombia, I ate roasted papas, roasted pollo, sopas and arroz more than anything else. Surprisingly few spices and no cultural shock for this gringo. My Mom could have easily cooked the stuff, in fact.I felt eerily at home!

In fact, after only a week I started finding the food too plain and longed for the spicier and richer ethnic cuisines of North American cities. True, I mostly hung out in the highlands; maybe on the Atlantic Coast my experience would have been different.

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webmanco says on Mar 29, 2008, 16:00:

Caldo de Ministro

No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas

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DodgerDogs says on Mar 29, 2008, 16:09:

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.Martin Luther King:

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DodgerDogs says on Mar 29, 2008, 16:12:

Baby beef con cabeza

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webmanco says on Mar 29, 2008, 16:18:

Pelanga

No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas

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JGD (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 29, 2008, 16:56:

JGD (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 29, 2008, 17:56:

manINred says on Mar 29, 2008, 18:31:

Certain variations of Pizza are very odd. I also had a strange but extremely delicious soup in Cali that was viscuous in texture and yellow in colour, but one of the best (if not the best) soups I have ever had.

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Gator says on Mar 29, 2008, 19:03:

Cuy y hormigas culonas

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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goin_south says on Mar 29, 2008, 19:27:

If it's too strange... then... I ain't gonna be eatin it.

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Monpirri says on Mar 29, 2008, 20:11:

In the amazonas they also eat mokey brains, I hope you like the exotic dish and make sure you ask the waiter you like it well done. lol

"Anyone who still thinks that Colombia is not a gastronomical paradise needs to have their head examined." Darloup

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Mr. Hollywood says on Mar 29, 2008, 20:19:

I've eated cuy (good) and hormigas culonas (not good. Just like stale peanuts).

I think the weirdest things we've all eaten in Colombia, though, are disguised in the caldos and chorizo.

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Juanes says on Mar 30, 2008, 15:19:

i didnt manage to come across any guinea pig at all in my time in colombia but i can also thoroughly recommend lama steak or alpaca steak, really soft and tender like a soft steak...i had it twice in la paz in bolivia but im not sure they have it up in colombia.

in my picture there was catfish in the soup also which had much more meat than the piranhas...demasiado huesos y flaquitas...

with the armadillo, there is loads of meat inside the shell which you can fry up and then scrape the shell itself too, thoroughly recommended...

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Monpirri says on Mar 30, 2008, 15:33:

Armadillo Cooking

Armadillo on the grill.

"Anyone who still thinks that Colombia is not a gastronomical paradise needs to have their head examined." Darloup

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 30, 2008, 15:35:

nueva york bombero says on Mar 30, 2008, 15:42:

Them there some red-necked hicks down south.
You sure that was an armadillo on the grill and not Obama's pastor?!

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Monpirri says on Mar 30, 2008, 16:16:

Piranha Fishing, Cooking, and Eating

Dinner is ready!

"Anyone who still thinks that Colombia is not a gastronomical paradise needs to have their head examined." Darloup

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nueva york bombero says on Mar 30, 2008, 16:32:

Looks tasty!!!

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nueva york bombero says on Mar 30, 2008, 17:31:

I've eaten some strange chucha in Colombia as well!!

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nueva york bombero says on Mar 30, 2008, 17:41:

More like an addiction!!!

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nueva york bombero says on Mar 30, 2008, 18:00:

So do Jealous Colombianitas!!!

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Carlotica says on Mar 30, 2008, 21:29:

Frijoles con jarra; bocadillo con queso! y una vaso grande de leche caliente! hahahhahahah!

Salsera!!!... de por vida =>

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Carlotica says on Mar 30, 2008, 21:32:

...y pal baño mijos!

Salsera!!!... de por vida =>

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Carlotica says on Mar 30, 2008, 21:34:

bueno depende, por que dicen por ahi que los frijoles sueltan y el bocadillo endureze - yo no se!

Salsera!!!... de por vida =>

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Juanes says on Mar 31, 2008, 04:32:

oh yeah, i just remembered una otra comida extrana que me he comido en tiendas en colombia......

fruit with grated cheese on top.............whats all that about ?

in bogota close to museo de oro and medellin i know, when you get your breakfast mixed fruit of maracuya, papaya, mango, naranja, banano, etc.....for some reason everyone was putting cheese oon top of it !

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