Ecuador’s specialty dish, viche, comes from the province of Manabi.
Nearing the end of the alphabet, Frizztext’s story challenge for this week is for the letter “V.” How lucky I am to live in the province of Manabi, home to an amazing culinary specialty we know as ‘viche.’ Also spelled, “biche,” this hearty seafood soup combines a variety of fresh vegetables, ripe and unripe plantains in a unique peanut-based broth.
Rather than making a poor attempt at describing how this soup is made, I am steering you to Laylita, who shares amazing recipes from her home country of Ecuador! Her version of biche can be found HERE.
Although I have never made viche, I enjoy sampling and comparing the different versions between the local restaurants. Continue reading
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