Typical food of Ecuador

The diversity of habitats and regions in Ecuador are:

•Coast

•High land

•Amazon

•Galapagos

Typical food from Coast:• Typical food from Coast: plantain, yucca, coconut and

rice.

• There are also a wide variety of tropical fruits (papaya, pineapple, starfruit and many more)

• Typical dishes: Chifles, Maduro con queso, Bolones de verde, Patacones, Encocados, Ceviche, Encebollados.

papayapineapple

starfruit

plantains yuccacoconut

ricechifle

bolon

-Maduro con queso

-Patacon

-Ceviche

-Encebollado

-Encocado

-Caldo de salchicha

Typical food of High land:Traditional foods from the Highland region are often

based in

• Potatoes. -Cheese

• sweet corn. -Avocado

  Typical highland Ecuadorian dishes include: Llapingachos, spit roast or oven roast pigs (hornado), Fritada, Guinea pig, "cuy”.

Llapingachos of Ambato.

Guinea pig, "cuy”.

Fritadaspit roast or oven roast pigs (hornado)

Typical food of Amazon :

• The exotic fruits of the jungle are: arazá, cocona, borojo, chonta, among others.

• The most consumed animals are monkey, turtle, guanta, chontacuro (worm), giant ants, snakes, which are combined with mandioca or banana.

arazacocona

borojo

chonta chontacuro

monkey turtle

guantaGiant ants

snake

Ecuadorian typical food