Casa Gangotena
Once I was safely back on the mainland,I was given a food tour of Quito’s obsolete Town by Casa Gangotena’s assistant chef, Andres Yeardley.
Walking through the warren of streets you gain a sense of the blending together of colonial and indigenous cultures through the melting pot of food, and from ceviche to colaciones (roasted peanut). Ecuadorean cuisine really has to be experienced first-hand. And although I was dubious about being asked to drop my trousers in the middle of a food corridor,the machete-wielding herbalist Rosa Mercedes did manage to cure my infected insect bite with some stinging nettles and an aloe vera plant.
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Source: casagangotena.com