by Esnayder Cuartas | Nov 22, 2017 | coffee, Colombia, Esnayder Cuartas, Lechona, Parties, Quinchia, South American Food
Lechona (Colombian Style stfuffed Pork) Lechona is a traditional dish, originally from the Tolima and Huila departments in the centre of Colombia, this recipe arrive with the Spaniards during the Spannish conquest in the XVI Century. This popular dish (not suckling...
by Esnayder Cuartas | Nov 21, 2017 | coffee, Colombia, Esnayder Cuartas, Parties, Quinchia, South American Food, Uncategorized
Colombian Christmas food I get asked very often “what is Colombian food like” and what do you eat at Christmas? As in the UK, Christmas and the New Year are the time of year when families are reunited, though unlike the British we Colombians usually have...
by Esnayder Cuartas | Jan 15, 2017 | Casa Sabor, Food, History, South American Food
What is plantain? This is one of the most frequent questions I get asked, every time I put a menu down. In my own style I describe it as a starchy banana and get on with the food order. It is about time that I offer a public apology to those lovely customers,...
by Esnayder Cuartas | Jun 10, 2016 | Casa Sabor, Cocktails, Colombia, Drinks, Esnayder Cuartas, Exotic Fruits, Lulo, South American Food
As a person that was brought up in the Andes in Colombia, I learned to love fruits from a very early age, thanks to my father’s passion and tradition of planting fruit trees, and in some cases naming the trees after kids. For me, the most delicious of South American...
by Esnayder Cuartas | Mar 9, 2016 | Casa Sabor, Colombia, Empanadas, Esnayder Cuartas, Food, History, Pablo Salgado, Sabor, South American Food
The paisa, saltena, tucumana, llaucha, pucacapa, pastel frito, empanada argentina, pomonha – it doesn’t matter where it’s eaten, the pastry which wraps and covers the filling, the secret heart of the empanada, the mix of flavours and the delicacy of...
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