We had been told that local women were afraid that incoming people might steal their beads patterns therefore we outlined the reasons of our visit in advance. Emilio and I, are both handicraft lovers and are strongly convinced that in today’s globalized world there is a desperate need to protect traditional culture in all its … Continue reading
This first post about Colombian food is dedicated to my curious friend Ema who was surprised that I fried bananas. The time to reveal secrets has come (just joking of course, there are no green banana secrets here). Raw green banana is called plantain in English and plátano in Spanish. It is from banana family, … Continue reading
She: What are you going to eat for lunch today? I: I´m gonna have a fried trout with banana pancakes and salad. She: Banana pancakes? What´s that? _________________________________ And here we are. _________________________________ I have recently had that kind of conversation with one of my friends. She was surprised that I was going to fry a banana. … Continue reading
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