The ULTIMATE Street food Tour in Ecuador - This was UNEXPECTED!

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Chicken thighs are lower in fat and calories, while pork belly is often less expensive.

beer

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic beer

💰Cheaper: apple cider

Non-alcoholic beer provides similar flavor without alcohol, while apple cider adds sweetness.

aji sauce

🥗Healthier: salsa verde

💰Cheaper: hot sauce

Salsa verde offers a fresh flavor, while hot sauce is widely available and inexpensive.

Arrive at Macado Central in Quito and assess food options.

Order Hornado, which is crispy pork, for $2.50.

Try sweet corn that has a potato-like texture.

Receive Hornado with sweet corn and tortillas.

Taste the pork belly and potato patties, combining them on a spoon.

Comment on the deliciousness of the combination and the flavors.

Order a large empanada-like dish filled with chicken.

Taste the dish, noting its size and greasiness.

Return to a fast food/restaurant hybrid to order more food.

Order pork with sauce, two eggs, salad, avocado, rice, beans, and extra chips.

Visit a bakery/cafe called Enouch for breakfast.

Order a breakfast set that includes bread, jam, juice, hot drink, and fried eggs for $3.90.

Try a strong liquid called Parul or blueberries.

Experience a chocolate tasting, discussing the flavors and natural quality of Ecuadorian chocolate.

Taste different chocolates and describe their unique flavors.

Try a drink made with fermented sugar cane and discuss its flavor.

Taste a wine and a drink made from purple corn.

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