Para leer esto en español, haz clic aqui. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Being a vegetarian in a strictly meat-eating country such as Colombia can be extremely difficult. Especially since eating generous helpings of meat is pretty much one of Colombia’s favourite past-times and an almost compulsory part of Colombian food. But if you are a […]
Category: Colombian Gastronomy
It’s generally accepted that it’s poor form to generalise, but, sometimes, some unscrupulous bloggers can’t help themselves. Don’t be alarmed, though: if you know me at all by now, you should realise how many scruples I’m the proud owner of, and would never stoop to such crass, unfair, and reductive tricks. So, here I lay […]
‘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 […]
Whew! We`re back. Last week, my trusty assistant and boss, Azzam, and I were travelling around Antioquia, and we’ve experienced so many stories whilst doing so that we thought it best to devote an entire week to the pleasures available around Medellìn, which was already one of our favourite cities in Colombia (even if we […]
–> 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 […]
Pereira is one of the three cities that make up Colombia’s Coffee Triangle. Like neighbouring cities Armenia and Manizales, Pereira is surrounded by stunning, varied scenery and boasts incredible natural resources. The city is surrounded by the Otun an Consota Rivers and looming over the horizon are the snow-capped peaks of Los Nevados National Natural Park. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– […]
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 […]
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 ———————————————————————————————————————————— […]