Latacunga is a small agricultural town of about 50,000 people in the Cotopaxi province of Ecuador with a hopping Saturday market and a heart-stopping local specialty dish called “Chugchucara.”
Chugchucara is served up with piles of fried pork skins, fried plantains, fried potatoes, fried white-corn kernels that are pretty close to popcorn (in Spanish: mote), some fried cheese empanadas. Chugchucara restaurants abound in Latacunga. A massive chugchucara plate should run $3.50 to $5.
If you want to try this local treat head to the area around calles Ordóñez and Quijano, where you’ll find a string of dedicated chugchucara restaurants.
Advertisement
Tags: Chugchucara, Ecuador, Ecuadorian Cuisine, Food, Quito
11/06/2010 at 12:17 pm |
I’m into spicy delicacies is this serving on the chili type of cuisine. It looks intriguing, one of these days I must try one for myself.