By far the best place was a little corner cafe called Rincon de Lucy, where the daily special included what you see here:
At the bargain price of COP 6,000 or about USD$3.25, it made us and all the locals who also seemed to eat there, very happy!
We also discovered a hidden gem at the local Tejo pitch. The young man, Sergio, who ran the operation, suggested that his mother prepare us some trout while we played. At first a bit sceptical, he insisted that his mother was a great cook, and after a few beers, we decided to give it a shot.
Needless to say, we were not dissapointed. I had Turcha al Criollo, which is basically, as far as I could tell, an entire trout, baked in a butter based sauce with peppers, onions, tomatoes and some spices. Served to us on the appropriate fish shaped platters, this was a truely delcious suprise.
Along with the fish, came rice and a fried potato crisp as well as a delicious, sweet and sour pinapple salsa.
Matty chose Trucha al Ajilo, which was prepared the same way but in a garlic cream sauce. Incredibly rich but absolutely surpassed our expectations. This was enhanced byt the fact that his mother and girlfirend hand delivered it to us at the Tejo court, so there was no need to even leave.
Other items of note, were the local cheeses, which I used to make some sandwhiches for snacks along the way. The name says it all.
Along with the fish, came rice and a fried potato crisp as well as a delicious, sweet and sour pinapple salsa.Matty chose Trucha al Ajilo, which was prepared the same way but in a garlic cream sauce. Incredibly rich but absolutely surpassed our expectations. This was enhanced byt the fact that his mother and girlfirend hand delivered it to us at the Tejo court, so there was no need to even leave.
Other items of note, were the local cheeses, which I used to make some sandwhiches for snacks along the way. The name says it all.
