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| So you're back for more, huh? Well if I didn't get to you | | | | Yup, you read right - Buzzard, is eaten in some towns |
| in part one with "treats" from Colombia, Brazil and | | | | in the Central Highlands of Ecuador. It's caught, plucked |
| Mexico you're gonna just love what you'll get here in | | | | and thoroughly cleaned (I wouldn't want THAT job!). |
| part two of this three-part series. We're going to travel | | | | The high Andes mountain range runs from Colombia |
| into the jungles of Colombia and up into the high Andes | | | | south through to Chile and is home to vast flocks of |
| mountain range in Ecuador to introduce you to some | | | | Condors. Condors are carrion-eating birds. I don't have |
| "Eye-opening", high-flying specialties that'll make | | | | to tell you what "carrion" is, do I? The cleaned, |
| partly-cooked greasy pork liver seem like "Haute | | | | prepared bird is normally prepared in soup with |
| Cuisine". Hungry yet? Tighten your belt then and let's | | | | seasonings, broth and vegetables like yucca, potato, |
| go. | | | | plantain, celery and carrots. |
| Three-Toed Sloth | | | | Cow's Eye |
| Called "Oso Perezoso" (lazy bear) in Spanish, these | | | | Ever wonder what happens to the "unwanted" parts |
| dense-haired, slow moving creatures live off of jungle | | | | of food animals like the reproductive organs? Well in |
| foliage and leaves. You would think they'd be easy to | | | | Latin countries, these parts are eaten same as the |
| catch, but in fact, they can live high up in the trees and | | | | rest of the animal. Consisting mostly of liquid, cow's |
| be extremely difficult to spot. Cleaning and preparing to | | | | eye is sold fresh, of course. It's most frequently |
| cook one takes several hours. Most of time being | | | | cooked by being stirred into a hot pot of chocolate |
| spent just to remove the coarse, dense hair which is | | | | and served as a drink or a thick "soup" of sorts. |
| done by dipping the carcass in boiling water and | | | | Although it's relatively common and popular in |
| painstakingly scraping or pulling the hair off. The result | | | | Colombia, I haven't taken the plunge yet. Several of my |
| is worth it though as it has the most delicious meat I've | | | | acquaintances say the concoction's quite tasty. How |
| ever tasted when cooked in a thick, rich stew. Sloths | | | | would YOU like to try it? |
| are kept as pets since they're actually quite harmless | | | | In part one of this three-part series, we traveled |
| despite having up to four-inch long claws. | | | | through Brazil, Colombia and Mexico to sample ants, |
| Bofe | | | | piranha and green iguana. In part two you were |
| Pronounced "bow-fay", the dried, roasted lungs of a | | | | introduced to sloth, vulture and cow's eye and lungs. In |
| cow are this snack food. Often available at airport | | | | the final part of this series you'll meet more of the |
| restaurants and street food vendors in Colombia, it's a | | | | "good stuff". From the Pacific coast to the mountain |
| somewhat acquired taste, but not one that's | | | | highlands of the Peruvian Andes we're going to rock |
| unpleasant by any means. Most people simply have to | | | | you with even more "treats" of Latin America you'll |
| get past the thought of what it is (believe me; you | | | | never forget. Brace yourself for this one. It's definitely |
| DON'T want to see it before it's cooked). It's difficult | | | | NOT for pansies. |
| and time-consuming to prepare. Ready to eat, it's a | | | | If you'd like to get part three of this series "They Eat |
| dark, unappetizing looking concoction cut into bite-sized | | | | What! Latin America's Most Exotic Foods", please |
| cubes for easy munching. | | | | e-mail me at: . I'll be waiting. |