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Caribbeandreamto

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Yesterday, I stopped by Rancho Paisa at Plaza Friusa 2nd floor above Pala Pizza - 809.552.1895

Nice menu, good food with typical eats from Colombia. Took a couple of pics with the cell so excuse the poor quality. I understand they have been at a couple other locations but this is my first time visiting.

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mido

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Well, without a better explanation I wonder why this food is worth to mention? The pictures are not very inviting...
 
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If you're not familiar with Colombian Food, the dish pictured is called the Bandeja Paisa. It is the Dominican version of the Bandera Dominicana x 2. There is rice, beans, pork, sausage, chopped meat, fried egg, plantain, arepa. All of this is put on the same, large plate and I don't think it is meant to be neat looking.

If you don't find this image appetizing, that's fine, but what you find unappetizing, someone else might find very appetizing.

Personally, I thought the food was great.
 
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A Colombian restaurant opened recently on our corner. If we go there to eat, which typically Colombian dish would you recommend we order??

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mido said:
Maybe you should post some better pictures then.
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I mentioned the photos were of poor quality because of my cell phone in the original post.

AlterEgo said:
A Colombian restaurant opened recently on our corner. If we go there to eat, which typically Colombian dish would you recommend we order??AE
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You can't go wrong with the Bandeja Paisa as it is the most typical dish and a shmorgesboard of different foods. I also love Colombian empanadas, ba?uelos and tamales.
 
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Do Colombians actually cook food with a variety of spices unlike Dominicans? I have had Peruvian style food a few times in a California restaurant and it was good, Venezuelan food on Margarita Island that was decent , but never sampled Colombian food.
 
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they have a lot of variety in their food, never have seen so many different fruits and vegetables as in Colombia, also very good meat and fish, hundreds of different soups,
 
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The best place on the planet to eat Bandeja Paisa is at the Plaza Minorista market in Medellin.
Cost is around US$5 with a coke and hard to finish, as they give you so much.

AZB liked it :)

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windeguy said:
Do Colombians actually cook food with a variety of spices unlike Dominicans? I have had Peruvian style food a few times in a California restaurant and it was good, Venezuelan food on Margarita Island that was decent , but never sampled Colombian food.
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Yes, but I didn't find hot spices that popular.
 
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Colombian Platter- also known as "Mountain Platter"

Colombian Platter (Bandeja Monta?era):
Red beans cooked with pork
White rice
Ground meat
Plantain "Patacones (tostones) or ripe plantain (Pl?tanos maduros)"
Pork rind "Chicharr?n"
Fried eggs
Chorizo
Blood sausage/pudding
Criollo sauce (Hogao)
Arepa
Avocado

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windeguy said:
Do Colombians actually cook food with a variety of spices unlike Dominicans?
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Not really- it depends... The food in Colombia is very diverse between regions. While some Colombians love "Dominican style (seasoning)" others find it undesirable- they say the the spices overwhelm/kills the taste of what you are having. One thing for sure, they both like salt.
 
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