Yesterday after school, a group of us rode the bus to Tania's apartment building. We all brought something to contribute to our first ever Colombian cooking class. When we arrived, everything was nicely laid out.
They started by giving us a cup of fruit with a scoop of ice cream on top. The Colombians also add heavy cream and cheese to this treat, so of course, we had to try it that way. It was good, but I think I prefer having it without.
There were several different jobs to do: peeling and cutting three different types of potatoes, washing and cutting chicken, rinsing out the rice, peeling and cutting corn on the cob, etc. What's pretty amazing about all this is that normally, only one person would be making the whole meal. I'm beginning to think the maids do not get paid enough.
We made two types of juices: lulo and maracuya. They are both sour by themselves, but after adding a pound of sugar, they are delicious and refreshing drinks. (The Colombians really enjoy their calories.)
While waiting for the meal to cook, we witnessed another beautiful sunset.
The time has arrived! Four hours later, we all sit down to eat Ajiaco, a typical Colombian meal. The soup on the left was quite tasty as the broth is the water from boiling the corn and chicken. Added to all this was heavy cream (surprise, surprise) and avocado.
I'm sure the cleanup would've been horrendous, but Tania's maid and the waiter she hired did it all. We have talked about learning how to make empanadas next; I can't wait!
Very cool, Beverly. I like heavy cream too, but my hips don't! Go figure. Have you taken a hike or done any exercise as yet? Do the Columbians like to do any exercising? Are they naturally thin or are they showing their heavy cream habits?
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