viernes, 3 de junio de 2011


THE PROVINCE OF CHIMBORAZO

The province of Chimborazo is located in the heart of the Ecuadorian Mountain region. It was created on June 25, 1826.
Its extension reaches 6600 km2. The capital of this province is Riobamba city.
Chimborazo province is divided into ten cantons and 61 parishes. The cantons of the province are: Riobamba, Alausi Colta Cumandá, Chambo, Chunchi, Guamote, Guano, Pallatanga and Penipe.
The distances to the three main cities of Ecuador Riobamba are: Quito 180 km., a 216km Guayaquil, and Cuenca 235km.

The temperature in this province is around 13°C, the vegetation depend the altitude of the zone and this varies between 1630 meters above sea level and the tropical climate in Cumanda.
The architecture in Riobamba have identity based around his historic center, this was designed for Italians architects in the colonial era, the principal buildings are The post office building, The cathedral, The San Felipe basilica between others.
Touristic Places.
·         Riobamba cathedral
·         Museum of LA CONCEPCIÓN
·         Museum of the Central Bank
·         Chimborazo mountain
·         Ozogoche Lake
·         Colta Lake
·         Balbanera church
·         Park Archeology Punin
Typical food
The typical food of this province is famous around the country and continent, the hornado is a dish that exist in all places of the country but the hornado of Riobamba is avowed how the better. This is pork meat baked in a wood oven.
Other typical food in Riobamba is the ceviche de chochos, fritada, Tortillas de maíz, chicha con huevo, jugo de sal, yaguarlocro.
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THE PROVINCE OF TUNGURAHUA.
Tungurahua Province is located in the heart of the Ecuadorian Sierra, its capital is Ambato. It has an area of 3,334 square kilometers and is located 2,557 meters above sea level.
In land area is the smallest province of Ecuador. "Representing 1.24% of the national area and a population density of 134.9 inhabitants per km2. one of the highest in the country.
He has a great cultural appeal. It is named for the volcano found here the same name, which is erupting since December 1999 to the present.
Ambato is the provincial capital. It has an area of 3,334 km ², is located 2,620 meters above the sea level.
Touristic Places.
  • Pinllo ( Ambato)
  • Ficoa(Ambato)
  • The cathedral (Ambato)
  • Church Medalla Milagrosa (Ambato)
  • Church la Merced (Ambato)
  • Quisapincha (Ambato)
  • Feria en Salasaka (Pelileo)

Typical food
The most famous typical food of this province is llapingachos
Other typical foods that we can found in this province are:
Gallinas y pan de Pinllo
Empanadas de viento (Atocha)
Melcocha (baños)

AZUAY
Azuay stands out by the great gastronomy that exists in this city and  townships: Cuenca, Girón, Gualaceo, Nabón, Paute, Pucará, San Fernando, Santa Isabel, Sígsig, Oña, Chordeleg, El Pan , Sevilla de Oro y Guachapala. Cuenca, Girón, Gualaceo Nabón, Paute, Pucara, San Fernando, Santa Isabel, Sígsig, Ona, Chordeleg, Pan, Sevilla de Oro and Guachapala.

TheRecursos Naturales: Natural Resources inEl fértil suelo azuayo es propicio para la agricultura. Azuay The fertile soil is suitable for agriculture. En sus valles centrales se cultiva maíz, cereales, hortalizas y una gran variedad de frutas; en el extremo occidental de la cordillera se obtienen productos tropicales como caña de azúcar, algodón, café, entre otros. In its central valley grows corn, cereals, vegetables and a variety of fruits, at the western end of the range are obtained tropical products like sugar cane, cotton, coffee, among others.
El sector ganadero se caracteriza por la crianza de ganado ovino, vacuno y porcino. The livestock sector is characterized by the raising of sheep, cattle and pigs.

Owing to its great diversity of natural resourcesEn lo referente a la minería existen yacimientos de mármoles y arcillas. possessing this province makes typical meals of the city to be more original and that these call the attention of the tourist
Typical meals in CUENCA.
ü  BARLEY RICE
ü   FANESCA FANESCA 
ü   FRY
ü  HUMITA
ü  SUCKLING PIG
ü  POTATO LOCRO
ü  LLAPINGACHOS
ü  MOTEPILLO
ü  TAMALES
ü  TORTILLAS
ü  FIG JAM
ü  FEET SOUP
ü  GUINEA PIG

IMBABURA
In the city of Imbabura various tourist attractions Lake San Pablo, Laguna de Yaguarcocha, Yaguarcocha Lagoon, Laguna de Cuico-cLaguna de Cuica-cha,Lagunas de Mojanda, Mojanda, Cascada de PegucWaterfall Peguche Feria de Otavalo, Fair Otavalo,Valle del Chota. Valle del Chota. Balnearios termales: Yanayacu, Nangulvi y Chachimbiro.
Thermal spas: Yanayacu Nangulví and Chachimbiro. Ecological Reserve Cotacachi-Cayapas.  Bring out your foodLago de San Pablo,
Balnearios termales: Yanayacu, Nangulvi y ChachimbirReserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas.

Imbabura is located in the valley of Chota. La cordillera Occidental posee importantes ramales entre los que sobresalen las estribaciones de Chilluri, Lachas, Cayapas, Toisán, In-tag y las montañas de Quisaya.Cantones: Townships: Ibarra, Antonio Ante (cc Atuntaqui), Cotacachi, Pimampiro, San Miguel de Urcuquí y Otavalo. Ibarra, Antonio Ante (cc Atuntaqui), Cotacachi, Pimampiro, San Miguel de Urcuquí and Otavalo. And in the Natural Resources find
Productos agrícolas como maíz suave y caña de azúcar. Agricultural products like corn and sugarcane soft. Extra tropic and tropical. Reeds and sisal production fruits.
traditional foods are typical
in the city.
Typical meals in IBARRA
ü  SOUTHERN BEANS
ü  VEGETABLE OMELETTE
ü  STUFFED POTATOES
ü   CHICKEN  EITH BEER
ü  BAKED CHICKEN CREOLE
ü  WHITE CARROT SOUFFLE
ü  FRIED LIVER
ü  APPLE FLAN
ü  CHICKEN THIGNS TRADITIONAL
ü   COLORFUL BEANS
ü  CHICKEN FRICASSEE
ü  POTATO STEW
ü  GRANDMA´S PUDDING
ü  VEAL CHOPS IN YOUR JUICE
ü  SOURSOP DELIGHTProducción de totora y cabuya
                     Pudra caliza y aguas termales naturFrutas extra trópica y tropica



food fron the region

Carchi typical food is very delicious. "El hornado" is very popular in Ecuador and is known as the "El hornado Pastuso"
There are also food as "Arroz con Cebada," El Locro"," sopa de papas con queso amasado y ají"
;" el Cuy Asado";" papas con queso amasado"; "Tortillas de Chorizo y morocho",
Between drinks can be found "el Canelazo"," aguardiente con canela"; "el Tardón Mireño","jugo de naranjilla con aguardiente y hierbas aromáticas";
"la Leche de Tigre","leche caliente con brandy"
;"Chicha de Arroz".

Cañar the Typical food at this provincia is delicious  and traditional.
 In this place can be found eg:"la fritada con chochos, el hornado con llapingachos y ají,
las cáscaras, locro de papa, mocaibas, maíz tostado
between the drinks has the one hot liquor, who named is "el draquecito"

Ecuadorian food


Typical meals in azuay.
LLAPINGACHOS
Preparation

Pele and cook potatoes in water by boiling with salt, until they are soft, drain and then puree, add butter and shredded cheese, mix well, add the egg and knead. Make small tortillas and let stand for 15 minutes.
Fry them in little oil, putting spoonfuls every time that the Pan is dry.
It is served on a leaf of lettuce, with peanut sauce, sausages and 2 fried eggs.
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ü  BARLEY RICE
Preparation:
Put in a pot of water, leg pressure well washed, white onion, and the branches of parsley, cooking until that leg is soft, at least for 11/2 to 2 hours. Besides make a sautéed with onions, cilantro, annatto, salt and cumin, add milk, peanuts, the nickname cooked in the broth of pata, Cook for 20 minutes, add the chopped white onion.




FEET SOUP

Preparation:
Prepare a broth with meat, water, onion, garlic achiote, salt and cumin, add the potatoes and cook for 15 minutes more.
Dissolve the flour of barley in water, cerner her and put it on the stock, Cook.



ü  GUINEA PIG

Preparation:

Wash the pig and remove the viscera. Dress with salt, pepper, cumin and crushed garlic.
To roast it placed a stick or rod through the cuy from head to the feet.
I aselo on coal spinning him so this Cook inside and out, put annatto from time to time.
Served on a leaf of lettuce with bathed cooked potatoes peanuts and chili sauce.

FIG JAM
ü  Preparation:

Figs is left to soak overnight.
In a pot with boiling water made cooking figs.  Bring to a boil with water the brown sugar until dissolved, Cerner her and put it on the figs.
Then bring on the heat and add the cinnamon, simmer slow without moving them, for several hours until that thickens.
ü  FANESCA
Preparation

Left soaking overnight in fish, and beans separately. In a large pot bring a good remake based on onion, garlic, pepper, add water and bring to cook the beans fréjoles hard, until the mildest bit by bit.
When all the beans are tender, add the pussy, quinoa and other ingredients, let it boil.
Add the peanuts dissolved in milk, boiled milk cheese and the fish into pieces.
Before serving add the butter.

ü  FRY
Wash the meat and cut into pieces, put them in a paila, season with salt, pepper, cumin, onion, garlic, a cup beer or water, leave to cook and then Brown.
Served with onion sauce, mote cooked whole choclos and llapingachos.


ü   HUMITA
Preparation
In a bowl with butter and butter put the corn liquefied and sifting, the crumbled cheese, sugar, poder baking, mix with a wooden spoon, add Little a little salt and the yolks, continue stirring.
Whisk the egg whites stiff, put them carefully on the previous without beat preparation.
On each sheet of corn put preparation, double the sides of the road and then the tips.  Put in the pot the humitas once always left the
Tips bent downward, leave them to cook steamed during an hour.





ü  SUCKLING PIG

Preparation

Is allowed to sit the pig one night earlier in cold water with
Pass the lemon on the leather of the pig salt and let it sit for an hour.
Grind the pepper with garlic, add pepper, cumin, salt and season the meat with this prepared making holes with a knife.
Put the pig to bake a source with the part of the leather up to 4OO ° C, expect or that is golden and crispy, then flip the meat and lower the temperature to 3750C, so they cook well.
Cook separately the camotes, mature and potatoes.
Prepare a salad with lettuce, onion, tomato, pepper, oil, vinegar and salt.
The pig is served with the salad, potatoes and sweet potatoes.

 


ü  TORTILLAS

Preparation

Pele and cook potatoes in water by boiling with salt, until they are soft, drain and then puree, add butter and shredded cheese, mix well, add the egg and knead. Make small tortillas and let stand for 15 minutes.
Fry them in little oil, putting spoonfuls every time that the Pan is dry.
It is served on a leaf of lettuce, with peanut sauce, sausages and 2 fried eggs.




ü  POTATO LOCRO
Do a spin-off with color butter, onion, and half of chopped potatoes, season with salt, pepper and cumin. Pour two gallons of boiling water and let Cook until it begins to thicken, add the remaining potatoes. When they are cooked add the milk and cheese, boil for a few more minutes and serve with slices of avocado.
This locro has become a basis for the preparation of the following varieties:
ü  Locro of leather: leather from pig cooked or ruptured and chopped cabbage leaves are added to the base and suppresses the cheese.
ü  Locro pig: basis of added locro oregano, marinated and slightly roasted pig. Cheese is not added.
ü  Yahuarlocro: the guts of sheep cooked and then refrita in onion is added to the base of the locro. It is served with avocado and best onion.
ü  Locro of Sambo Tierno: a cute little sambo is added to the base of locro.


ü  MOTEPILLO
Preparation

In a saucepan, sauté the onion with achiote, season with salt, add cooked nicknames, the beaten eggs, crumbled cheese and butter, mix and cook for 8 minutes.
Serve hot, accompanied by ripe fried and chunks of avocado.




ü  TAMALES
Preparation

Mix the flour with butter and lard, add the beaten eggs and milk, season with salt, loves, and then the tortillas by filling them with cheese and
chicharrón.
You can fry them with little oil or put them in the oven.
ü  FEET SOUP

Preparation

Rub the trouts with salt and pepper, place them in a source, water fungi on trout and put in oven a 220 ° C for 20 minutes.
Heat the oil in a frying pan, fry onions until they put translucent, add the garlic, resolve, add the tomato, lemon juice, lower the heat until the tomato softens, then add half a cup of water and pour the contents of the
Pan on the trout.
Serve hot.






Imbabura
Preparation

1. In a bowl put the milk with the lemon peel; hagala boiling, then he lies and leave rest until this warm and add the butter.
2. In a container of glass, steel enlozado bathrobe eggs with sugar until fluffy cream; adicioneel brandy, powdered cinnamon, vanilla.
3. Now mix all the ingredients including the breadcrumbs. Greasing a pliable and put the preparation; perform the preheated oven at 200 degrees for about 1 hour to the bath.
4 Add the naranjilla juice after this time, Cook for 15 minutes, when the thick sauce of this season again with salt and pepper.
VEAL CHOPS IN YOUR JUICE

Preparation
1. At least 5 hours before preparation clean the chops with a damp cloth and place them in a container of glass or plastic. I licué the onions with salt, pepper and lemon juice and pour over the meat. Refrigerate.
2. In a large skillet, over medium heat, heat the butter and oil. Now available the breadcrumbs on a flat surface and press pass the chops for the breadcrumbs; make sure that it will be well covered. Cold the chops for batches until golden-brown on both sides. To remove them, drain them well.
3. Place chops in a deep mold that can go in the oven and then to the table. Preheat oven to 350 °. Separately, in a small pot, crumble the medium of broth cube, dissolve it in water until it boils, stirring until you have the texture of a sauce. Add curry, stir, and preparing coat the chops.
4 Carried the oven for 15 minutes and serve hot.
Preparación


SOURSOP DELIGHT

Preparation

1.    Leave the eggs at room temperature at least 1 hour before. Separate the egg yolks from whites, whisk the egg whites with salt until soft peaks form. Add the juice of lemon, clothes a little more and then by tablespoons, 2 every time, add the sugar whisking vigorously until peaks form but firm and merengue will see wet and bright.

2.    Greasing 2 cans of 22 cm in diameter and Preheat oven to 275 °. Pour the merengue in tins and bake for 1/4 hour. Remove from oven and let cool.
3.    Beat cream with sugar and vanilla until firm peaks form.
4.     Has a layer of meringue on a container, cover with half of the cream and half of the fruit. Place above the other layer of merengue and successively the cream and the fruit. Refrigerate until serving.




POTATO STEW

Preparation
1.     Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes not very large. Cover them with cold water and save to use them.
2.    Cut the bacon smoked in small pieces and put them in a frying pan to fire half until they have been scouring and is roasted, crispy.
3.    Remove the fat from the Pan, leave the pieces of smoked bacon, add the onion and leave to cook briefly; Add the potatoes well drained and dry; then add the garlic and tomato paste. Cook stirring carefully, until the potatoes are well covered with the sauce.
4.     Add them the broth, bay leaf, salt and pepper, then boil and reduce heat. Let them Cook slowly for 20 minutes or until potatoes are soft.

APPLE FLAN

Preparation
1.     Peel the apples and put them to cook using water with half of sugar; Once cooked make a puree and cool
2.    Separate whisk four eggs until they are well airy, gradually add the condensed milk and mix everything with mashed apples once it has cooled
3.    With the excess of sugar acaramele a template, put the preparation to cook to bathing of Mary for 4-5 minutes until it is full. To serve, you have to wait for the flan is completely cold and unmold it.






COLORFUL beans


Preparation

1.     Cook the beans with water until it is soft.
2.     Put a container into the fire with butter; Add the onion cut into rings, cilantro, and garlic;
3.    then add peeled tomatoes and cook until you have a thick sauce.
4.     End plate by mixing the sauce with the beans.












Chicken Fricassee

Preparation

1.    In the pot that goes to advance preparation, over medium heat, warm 2 tablespoons of butter and oil. Dore batch pieces of chicken. Lower the heat and add boiling water to cover the chicken. Add the onion, celery, carrots and bay leaf, tape and cook for 40-45 minutes. Remove the chicken and keep it hot.
2.    Cierna the stock using a sieve. Bring back to the fire, and boil until reduced to 1 1/2 cups.
3.    In addition, in a large skillet melt the remaining butter; Add flour and cook 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly add cream and stock, while revolver; Cook 4-5 minutes until it thickens. Add the peas, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Place the chicken in the sauce, cover it, and, over low heat, warm it well before serving.


FRIED LIVER

Preparation

1.    Wash and dry the liver. Add it 30 minutes before cooking with 4 tablespoons of lemon juice, salt and pepper.
2.    Enharine each piece and fry them in heated oil to fire medium, from 2 to 3 minutes maximum on hand. Pink should be because if you do not acquire a taste bitter.
3.     Combine the 2 tablespoons of oil with the remaining lemon juice, herbs and garlic. Let stand while you fry the liver. To serve remove the cloves of garlic and pour a little of the mixture on each slice.

Chicken thighs TRADITIONAL

Preparation
1.     Combine the flour, salt, pepper and cumin. I rub this mixture with the chicken thighs.
2.    In addition, melt the butter and cold legs for 5 minutes; Add the cream, milk, parsley, onion, pepper and peanuts. Cook over low heat for 20 minutes or until the legs are cooked.
3.     Two minutes before removing from heat add the egg yolks creamed with two tablespoons of milk. Remove from heat and serve the legs covering with the sauce.



STUFFED POTATOES


Preparation

1.    Place a bowl with flour fire; leave that it toast without color; Add the butter; Let it mix perfectly.
2.     Add whole milk and whisk strongly to avoid forming lumps.
3.     Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
4.     Empty the potatoes with a spoon.
5.     Mix the white sauce with the crumbled tuna, peas and carrots; fill in the Popes with this preparation, cover with Parmesan cheese and take strong baked until it melts and forms a crust Golden on top.






CHICKEN WITH BEER


Preparation
 Wash the chicken inside and out, dry it with a cloth and reserved.
.Put all the other ingredients in the glass of the blender and liquefy them until that form a paste.
Adobe chicken with these ingredients and take it in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours approximately at 180 °.

BAKED CHICKEN CREOLE

Preparation

1 .Separate the yolks and whites of the eggs and keep them.
2 .Beat the egg whites to snow. Mix mashed the still hot carrot with butter, milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg, parsley, baking powder and yolks.
3 .Beat strongly until a homogeneous mass is obtained, add clear of snow and mix gently.
4 .Put the preparation in a greased Pyrex; take it to the oven preheated by half an hour at 350 degrees.



WHITE CARROT SOUFFLE

Preparation
1. Melt and heat the margarine in a pan of thick Fund with lid. Add the vegetables, tape and high heat sauté for 3 minutes, stirring once or twice.
2. Well beat the eggs with the other ingredients, reduce heat to medium, pour on plants, tape and Cook, occasionally lifting the edges of the preparation and tilting the pan to allow all the egg solidifies. Switch to a dish, Parthian in triangles and serve hot.

VEGETABLE OMELETTE

Preparation
1. Wash the string and remove the tip. Cook them for 18 to 20 minutes in water boiling with salt. Drain and keep 1/4 cup of the cooking water.
2 .In a small saucepan combine water from cooking with butter, mustard, Chinese sauce and pepper, and pour over the hot ribbings.
3. To serve, sprinkle on top with breadcrumbs or corn flakes.