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| Patricia's house in Jamundi. |
Aaron and I have been taking Spanish classes offered by our school. Our Spanish is coming along slowly but surely. I have to admit that having a background from 4 years in high school has helped a lot! Anyhow, the other weekend our Spanish class took a field trip to the house of Patricia, a former Colegio Bolivar teacher. It's in a small town just south of Cali called Jamundi. Our mission was to learn about Colombian produce and make ajiaco, a hearty soup popular in Colombia's capital of Bogota. The soup is made out of 3 varieties of potatoes, chicken, and a special herb called Galinsoga or Guasca. It's topped with capers, aji (a mix of green onions, cilantro, tomato, pepper, vinegar, and lime), cream, and my favorite, avocado. It's honestly my favorite meal in Colombia so far.
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| Our homemade ajiaco. |
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| Some of the ladies learning the ropes! |
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We also learned about Colombia's produce and how to make lulada. Lulo is a common fruit here that kind of looks like a bright orange tomato. It's fuzzy and a bit prickly on the outside. Lulada is lulo juice except instead of simply squeezing out the juice, you mash up the whole inside of the lulo and get all the yummy chunks in it! It's a sour yet sweet concoction with lots of unique textures. Add some sugar, a little water and some pineapple juice if the sourness gets to you, and you have a delicious drink!
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| Chomping on some starfruit! |
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| Smashing up the lulo with our bare hands! Slimy, squishy fun! |
So we never got the actual recipe for the ajiaco we made, but I've been doing my own research and this
one seems to be pretty spot on. I'll be trying it on my own soon!
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