Changua - Traditonal Colombian Breakfast in Bogota 🇨🇴

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water + powdered milk

Almond milk reduces calories and is dairy-free.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in fat and adds a cheesy flavor.

Travel to a local restaurant in Bogota, Colombia.

Order changua, a traditional egg soup, along with hot chocolate with cheese and mandarin juice.

Observe the preparation of hot chocolate made with cocoa and water, not milk.

Add cheese to the hot chocolate and let it melt.

Receive the changua, which includes bread, milk, water, salt, and pepper, brought to a boil with eggs added.

Note that the eggs cook directly in the soup with green onion and possibly some vegetables like potato.

Taste the broth first, noting its oniony and garlicky flavor, and the saltiness.

Try the soup with bread and potato, commenting on the mushiness of the bread.

Enjoy the combination of egg, soup, and bread, highlighting the flavor of the green onion and the yolk.

Return to the hot chocolate, showing the melted cheese and cocoa flavor.

Cooking Techniques

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