El Peñol
April 22nd, 2008 | by Tim | published in Food
Food
Bandeja Paisa
March 11th, 2008 | by Tim | published in Colombia, Food
Rice, beans, and fried plantains are merely formalities for the celebration of meat that is bandeja paisa. Minced meat, blood sausage, fried pork belly, chorizo –all in excess– are rounded out with a fried egg to ensure maximum cholesterol intake on a platter that defies description for the avid meat-eater.
Trust me. There’s a pile of […]
My First Cow Brain
February 2nd, 2007 | by Tim | published in Culture, Food, Mexico, Travels
It’s a festival, but I’m not sure why. The mariachi band plays for the crowd of maybe 200 people. Fireworks go off almost in rhythm with the percussion section. Between the endless chore of keeping the beers fresh, the bartender lights the fireworks in his hand which then shoot off into the air and explode […]