Category: Yum

  • Yum: Alfajores

    I had seen these cookies in other countries, but as soon as we got to Argentina, everyone started to take their alfajores much more seriously. Essentially it is a cookie sandwich made of two somewhat dry but nonetheless tasty cookies and filled with dulce de leche, which in my opinion is pretty much the best-tasting…

  • Yum: Jugo de Durazno Seco

    We’re always on the lookout for new street food, especially if the locals are eating it, so after seeing stands in La Paz selling glasses of amber liquid with a strange round object at the bottom, we eventually worked up our courage to ask what it was and try a glass. Despite our best guesses…

  • Yum: Pique Macho

    Pique Macho,  roughly translated, means man-snack. It may not look that appetizing, but Pique Macho is a classic Bolivian dish containing beef, french fries, onions, peppers, ‘sausage’ (i.e., hot dogs), and hard-boiled egg. I suppose it’s kind of like an American casserole, which I have always thought of as a dish that just contains whatever…

  • Yum: Inca Cola

    Coca-cola is everywhere in South America, but Peru has always been fighting back with its own popular soda: Inca Cola. It’s bright yellow and made from lemongrass, which sounds cool, but in reality it tastes like bubble gum! So it’s not surprising to see kids addicted to it, but I don’t quite get adults’ fascination…

  • Yum: Lima Food Tour

    I was excited to get back to Lima after having been there very briefly with my mom on our Peru trip three years ago. What I mostly remember was the delicious food we ate while there, the great weather we had (despite the fact that we were there during the winter when the city is…

  • Yum: Licor de Serpiente

    Travel rule #1: When you’re in a restaurant owned by a guy with a Stetson hat and an epic handlebar moustache, and the drink list contains a house specialty called Licor de Serpiente (Snake Juice), you order it. Had the proprietor, Shanta, showed me the bottle of yellowing liquor with the actual, full-grown Coral snake…

  • Yum: Canelazo

    A warm drink made with sugar cane liquor, freshly squeezed orange and passion fruit juices, and cinnamon. Shown here from the Cafe del Cielo, with Baños in the valley below. Rainy days beware!  

  • Yum: Sanduiches de Higos y Queso

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    Warm figs simmering in a sweet sugary syrup. With cheese. On warm bread. For $1. Sold on the street in Quito. Need we say more?

  • Yum: Colombian Chocolate y Queso

      In Colombia, you are never too young or too old to drink hot chocolate: it is a staple drink at breakfast or for a snack. The chocolate is incredibly tasty, even though it is made with water instead of milk. It’s served with a slice of their standard cheese, which is slightly salty (like…