{"id":106,"date":"2011-03-14T13:00:56","date_gmt":"2011-03-14T18:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=106"},"modified":"2016-02-19T19:16:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T00:16:31","slug":"my-everest-the-bandeja-paisa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/03\/my-everest-the-bandeja-paisa\/","title":{"rendered":"My Everest: The Bandeja Paisa"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the biggest surprises I have found in my time in Colombia<\/a> has been the food. I don\u2019t mean I was surprised by the quality \u2013 I was excited by the variety of fish and fruit I knew would be on offer, and I was told by a reliable source that the meat here surpassed Argentina\u2019s in quality. Every meal I\u2019ve had here has been great quality, so I haven\u2019t been disappointed.<\/p>\n

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The Bandeja Paisa: Too Big For Your Camera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What surprised me, in fact, is the sheer quantity of food that you get here in Colombia. Most meals, especially in traditional restaurants, seem to come with a generous portion of soup followed by a more than substantial main dish. Frankly, most meals I\u2019ve had have been too much for my flimsy European stomach and I end up leaving half my plate, staring longingly at it and wishing I had more room to keep eating. My Colombian friends, however, often complain that they could eat more\u2026<\/p>\n

So imagine my surprise when, in Paisa country (which includes the Coffee Triangle<\/a>, Medell\u00edn<\/a>, and the whole Antioquia area), I was told of a dish that even some Colombians considered extravagant in size. It was a meal so big that I was told I\u2019d probably need a few hours to rest afterwards; so huge that I’d need a siesta afterwards. Some people might be excited to learn this – I was scared. The meal in question is the Bandeja Paisa, a meal generally served on several dishes or a platter sized plate in order to accommodate all the food that you\u2019ll be eating.<\/p>\n

So on a Colombian tour<\/a>, I sat down in a roadside restaurant with 3 friends, we took a token glance at the menu and ordered ourselves 3 1\/2 Bandeja Paisas (I was the one with the half portion). When the food came I saw what all the fuss was about. This to me was a meal of gargantuan proportions and, frankly, I felt full just looking at it.<\/p>\n

Each mouthful, though, was a treat. Pulling off the meat from the chichorron while spooning a mouthful of rice and beans into my mouth was an absolute pleasure, I only wish that I had the stomach of one of my Colombian friends and could manage to eat my entire half-portion. It was no use, however, and my determination was in vein. That familiar feeling returned: I was absolutely full with a decent amount of my meal left over. I sat, staring longingly once again at my meal, unable to eat more.\u00a0Of course my Colombian friends lapped it up, finally satisfied that they\u2019d eaten a decent-sized meal. I\u2019ve been here a while now and I still can\u2019t understand where all that food goes.<\/p>\n

So if you\u2019re very hungry or very brave, in the Paisa region of Colombia you\u2019ll find plenty of traditional restaurants serving this very Colombian dish. It\u2019s usually modestly priced considering the sheer quantity of the thing and even if you don\u2019t finish it, you\u2019re sure to enjoy trying.<\/p>\n

Ryan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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