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Cruzita Ecuador – What’s on the menu? Fresh tuna!
Pulling up the rear, I am sending this while in transit to Guayaquil. Internet options are poor, and I am able to grab a signal by standing beside the window of my hotel while balancing the laptop in one hand and pecking these words with the other! Frizztext’s story challenge “E” is indeed a challenge tonight! Thanks for some great comments; replying and commenting are fruiutless tasks as well! I will ‘send’ this & see you in a few days!
Cruzita: Locals recommend Restaurant Omega-3 for their highly-popular encebollado, complete with chifles (Fried Plantain Strips), fresh lemon juice and optional cervesa.
Bahia de Caraquez/Ecuador – Typical Table Setting for Encebollado
Many people enjoy adding a few more shakes of fresh lemon juice.
Encebollado recipes vary, but all contain finely-sliced onions and fresh tuna.
Encebollado – Restaurant Picanderia Omega 3 – Cruzita Ecuador
One restaurant in Jama specializes in encebollado on weekends.
The marine-rich Humbolt current flows from Chile and Peru past Ecuador then swirls counterclockwise along the line of the equator. Those fish-rich currents provide the fishing industry with bountiful daily catches. The local restaurants pass along that bounty in many culinary options, and the province of Manabi (Ecuador) is well known for its encebollado.
Not everyone loves encebollado! I sometime I think they’ve already made up their mind before sampling their first taste of this unique ‘fish soup’! Cooked tuna is ladled into bowls of richly flavored stock and topped with a dollop of finely-sliced marinated onions. Optional diced cilantro and extra shakes of lemon juice and aji (hot chili peppers/sauce) jazz up the taste buds for the day! Crisp rounds of chifles are typically served on the side.
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What would one expect to pay for a bowl of chunky tuna soup? $1.50 is the normal price for a small bowl, which is usually more than I can handle!
More soon, when internet options are better!
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I really enjoy your “Slice of life” posts! Wonderful, colorful peek into another world.
thank you! ecuador offers a lot, and the food is incredible!
I was waiting for this post. Encebollado sounds like a perfectly simple fish soup – made just with tuna and cilantro (compared to bouillabaise with its large selection of fish) and I look forward to tasting it. I have a problem though – how do I pronounce it?
Can’t imagine how you managed to put out this post standing at the window typing with one hand.
I looked up Guayaquil and see its the largest city in Ecuador. Do you go there to sell your art? How far is it from your home?
It sounds good. Your posts are always informative!
Looks and sounds great Lisa!
It looks fantastic! Take care and fun 🙂
OH my god I bet you have a expanded palette! I have never had Equidorian!
‘Looks delicious! How do you manage to stay so slim!!??
I’d try a bowl of that in a New York Minute! Yum!
Looks healthy and delicious. Enjoy your trip.
Wonderful scenery and love how you share these great slices of life. The tuna soup looks great!
hey~ yes, the soup is filling and comforting! thanks!
your Encebollado table setting makes me very hungry!
the thought of encebollado makes me hungry tonight as well! thanks!
Those tuna are so beautiful — like rainbows! Thanks for sharing such a treat with us, Alia
you are welcome! thanks for your comment! z
That food looks so delicious and that is such good value. Look forward to hearing more when connections improve. Take care
hey! thanks so much, and yes, the encebollado is delicious and such a good value! i cannot imagine ordering a larger bowl! z
You should always try food and drinks at least twice before you say: I don’t like…. Lovely photos, and I would love to try the soup, :).
nice rule; try it at least twice! thanks, amiga
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It looks sooo yummy Z! 🙂
Your blogs are so much more informative and interesting than geography textbooks!
ha! you gave me an unexpected chuckle this morning! thanks so much, louis!
Tuna soup?? Interesting. Is it really good? I can’t believe you are so dedicated to posting that you stand holding your computer, typing with one hand. You are quite the acrobat!
ha ha! yes, the tuna soup is deeeeelicious!
as you know, when traveling, you adapt and figure out ways to keep from getting behind!
One day, I hope to make it to South and Central America and taste all the wonderful foods and see the sights. I think that will be my focus when I return to the USA in August! I actually don’t take my computer with me when I travel, so sadly I do get REALLY behind. I’m always determined to enjoy the moment and not spend my time on the computer!! Of course, then I pay the price later. 🙂
You seem to handle it well, and your photos are always amazing – dazzling.
Thank you so much for that kind comment, Lisa!
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