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..

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jorgegdiaz says on Mar 29, 2008, 14:11:

... Is that an Armadillo pipi ?

Man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day.

jorgegdiaz says on Mar 29, 2008, 14:11:

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

Man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day.

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.

pues se me antoja que sus cantares son de una tierra desconocida, y yo le dije si a usted le inspira, saber la tierra de donde soy... con mucho gusto y a mucho honor...

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

For me, the chicken head was strange.

Around her hair she wore a yellow ribbon...

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.

jonas says on Mar 29, 2008, 15:58:

Big Mac

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

Caldo de Ministro

But, I'm going to start making some assumptions here.... Which means I might actually end up making an ass out of myself ..........Thu 04 17, 2008 11:34 am

morphus says on Mar 29, 2008, 16:01:

Doody sandwich

robi666 says on Mar 29, 2008, 16:03:

Sopa de ojos

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morphus says on Mar 29, 2008, 16:05:

Pizza with melted condoms on top

robi666 says on Mar 29, 2008, 16:08:

used or not?

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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:

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

Milk enema

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

Baby beef con cabeza

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

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

Pelanga

But, I'm going to start making some assumptions here.... Which means I might actually end up making an ass out of myself ..........Thu 04 17, 2008 11:34 am

jorgegdiaz says on Mar 29, 2008, 16:56:

I´m surprised no one mentioned BURRA ... hahaha

Man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day.

buggy says on Mar 29, 2008, 17:53:

Pastas.
Not al dente .... cooked during one hour at least ...

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jorgegdiaz says on Mar 29, 2008, 17:56:

Sadly it´s true ...
Pasta cooked Colombian style becomes rubber...

Man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day.

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.

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

Cuy y hormigas culonas

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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.

why can't the freakin Chung King Chinese just LEAVE THE FREAKN DOLLY LLAMA and Tibet ... ALONE!

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

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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.

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.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Mar 30, 2008, 15:35:

Nothing, i don't anything that is not chicken, beef, or fish

well one day i tried an Ormiga culona .....

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?!

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

Piranha Fishing, Cooking, and Eating

Dinner is ready!

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

Looks tasty!!!

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

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

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

More like an addiction!!!

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

So do Jealous Colombianitas!!!

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 =>

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

...y pal baño mijos!

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

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 =>

buggy says on Mar 31, 2008, 04:10:

"french" bread

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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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