‘Charming colonial town’ is a phrase that perhaps gets overused when referring to Colombia’s old towns and traditional villages. But this is because there are so many of them. Delightful cobbled streets, colourful balconies, the main square dominated by an imposing church, old men in hats passing the time chatting on a bench, buildings which […]
Category: Colombian Food
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– It took a trip to Buenos Aires and a visit to a traditional pastry house or confiteria for Ana Maria Torres de Navéz, the owner and chef behind Baked by Ana, to realize that her passion wasn’t in languages and administration, as she first thought, but in food. “I love food, I love […]
Ser un vegetariano en un país como Colombia, donde la gente es principalmente carnívora, es extremadamente difícil. Especialmente cuando comer carne es uno de los pasatiempos favoritos de los colombianos. Pero si eres vegetariano y quieres una dosis diaria de verduras, mientras vives o viajas por Colombia, entonces aquí encontraras algunos sitios con comida deliciosa […]
Recently we brought you 1-5 of our top 10 Colombian fruits. Today we’re finishing the list, but it has to be said, there’s so much variety here in Colombia and the fruit is so delicious that you almost can’t go wrong. If you’re traveling to Colombia, just remember to be adventurous with your smoothies. The less you […]
Original post in English here –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Por supuesto cuando te mudas a otro país esperas encontrar muchas diferencias culturales. Para comenzar el idioma y aun, la forma en que se saludan o despiden, así mismo como interactúan con la familia y la comida, puede tomarte un tiempo para acostumbrarse. Sin embargo […]
For the last year, in Colombia, many of my conversations with fellow Brits or people from the States have, at some point, turned to what people’s expectations were or what their friends and family think of their trip to Colombia. Having returned for the UK for Christmas, I’ve dealt with this once again, but first-hand. […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– You may imagine that a Colombian kitchen is pretty much like most other kinds of kitchens, but you`d be wrong. Terribly, terrifyingly wrong. They may look the same, but just like everything else in life – whether it be trapdoors or Kinder Surprises – it`s what`s inside that counts. It`s the […]
Today we are honoured to have a special post by our friend, Dani Meroño, El Cocinero Viajero (The Traveling Chef) , who is contributing to the See Colombia blog with his fantastic and insightful understanding of Colombian gastronomy. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– La version en espanol de este post aqui: Comida de Santander ———————————————————————————————————————————— […]
Hoy tenemos el honor de contar con la colaboración de nuestro amigo Dani Meroño , El Cocinero Viajero quien estará contribuyendo con el blog de See Colombia con sus fantásticos conocimientos sobre gastronomía colombiana. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– For an english version of this post click here: Santander Gastronomy ———————————————————————————————————————————— Los habitantes del departamento de Santander son gente aguerrida que durante […]
I remember travelling to Sri Lanka some years ago and being told that no matter how poor people were, going hungry was very rare as the abundance of fruit the country had to offer ensured there was always something to eat. Now I’m not sure if that’s the same here in Colombia, but certainly there’s an […]