WHAT TO EAT ON THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS! | ECUADORIAN FOOD in Galapagos Island!

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often more affordable than beef.

seafood

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Tofu provides protein without the cost of seafood.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor without dairy.

Walk to a street in Santa Cruz Island that offers fresh seafood and traditional Ecuadorian food.

Order the fish promotion which includes a fish, soup, and juice.

Choose cheese soup for the starter and shrimp for the main course.

Taste the cheese and potato soup, noting its light flavor.

Observe the preparation of scorpion fish, which is a deep water fish unique to Galapagos.

Receive the fish cut in half, served with garlic sauce, coconut sauce, french fries, salad, and rice.

Taste the scorpion fish with garlic sauce, noting its flaky texture and mild flavor.

Taste the same fish with coconut sauce, commenting on its compatibility with the fish.

Enjoy garlic shrimp, rice, and salad, comparing the flavors of garlic and coconut sauces.

Visit Lolo's restaurant to try a traditional Ecuadorian breakfast called 'Malone'.

Describe the Malone as a boiled and mashed plantain ball with chicharon and cheese.

Receive the Malone with fried eggs and bistek sauce, and take a bite.

Comment on the freshness and flavor of the dish, including the hot sauce (Ahi).

Visit a bakery to try various baked goods, including a pineapple jelly pastry and blackberry jam bread.

Describe the flavors of the baked goods and the freshness of the pastries.

Introduce a popular lunch special in Galapagos, which includes meat soup, fish, shrimp, rice, and juice.

Taste the meat soup, noting the tenderness of the meat and the deep flavor of the broth.

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