Pork Chicharron

En Peru-Recipes.com el 2008.06.27

As we saw in the post of fish chicharron, achicharrar (the heart word of chicharron) is a way to cook. In this case, we’ll fry some pork pieces deeply. The pork chicharron is a very popular dish in all regions of Peru, being as popular as its seafood equivalent. Usually, it’s served with onion...

En Peru Taste el 2008.05.30

Address: Av. Petit Thouars 2498, Lince Av. Aviación 2470, San Borja Phone: 421-0396 (Lince) 475-3677 (San Borja) Web page: Description: Kind of small restaurants that have two areas, one for pollo a la brasa (Peruvian rotisserie chicken) and the other one for chicharrones (roast pork) and chicharrón sandwiches, both of them having an oriental flavor. The sandwiches are good and you can order them with soda, coffee or fruit juice (blended fruits). The pollo a la brasa is a decent one. Price...

En El Blog de Logtar el 2007.11.11

Everyone loves comfort food, warm handmade tortillas, cornmeal, sweet potato. My comfort foot favorite meal is called Bandeja Paisa. This dish coming from the mountains of Colombia like our coffee is a common theme on most authentic restaurants all over this country. I have had it in Chicago and Miami and now the best on can be had right here in KC. Downtown Kansas City, Kansas there is a little Colombian restaurant called El Rincon Colombiano. It was were I had my first meal as a Kansas City resident and...

En Peru Food el 2007.09.04

For many visitors to Peru, there is something fascinating about the fact (some) Peruvians eat cuy. In English, these are known as guinea pigs, those cuddly little animals favored by children as pets in much of North America and Europe. Well, in Peru, people do eat guinea pigs (although, not all Peruvians will eat it; it is considered a dish of the Andean region, and those who live outside the Andes, or who don't have ties to the Andes, often balk at the thought of eating them). Yes, they are rodents, of...

En marisco loco el 2007.05.09

Ingredientes: 6 plátanos 1lbs de chicharrón de carne de Cerdo Ajo majado Aceite verde Preparación: Pele y corte en porciones de un centímetro y medio cada porción de plátanos, pase por aceite para su cocción y aplaste con un aplastador, deje aparte. Luego de tener el chicharrón bien crujiente corte en pedacitos de una pulgada, pase los plátanos de nuevo por aceite y en un pilón que es un majador pase el plátano junto con el chicharrón. Debe tener un caldo de pollo aparte con el cual va a ir ablandando cada...

En Richard Blog el 2005.12.09

This is my final post for The Diary of an Intimate Stranger from Colombia, this year, I am closing with a story, instead of my habitual use of photography. It's a story about Colombia and my final chapter at El Tiempo. It's some Christmas reading fun about being a foreigner at Colombia"™s largest newspaper. By Richard Emblin Recently some friends of mine hosted a farewell dinner for me in a fancy apartment in the hills surrounding Bogotá. It was their way of saying thank you for having endured six years at...