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Cheese in Ecuador

A long long time ago, some Spanish dudes put a bunch of cattle on a ship and brought them over to South America.

Fast-forward to now and Ecuador’s dairy industry is selling 1/4 billion dollars of dairy products in a year.

Cheese, milk, ice cream, yogurt, and more.

Ecuador produces 5.2 million liters of milk a day, and a lot of that is used for cheese.

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Queso fresco (fresh cheese) in Ecuador

According to a study done by Pulso Ecuador, 84% of Ecuadorian households regularly consume cheese.

But what kind of cheese? How are they eating it? Why are expats so down the cheese here? Is it cause most of them are knob heads?

That’s what we’re going to find out right now!!!!
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Eat Ecuador – EMPANADAS! – Ecuadorian style

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Traditional Ecuadorian Empanadas and What Sets them Apart from other Empanadas

All over Central and South America you’ll find empanadas – a stuffed starch filled with various ingredients that makes a great snack or meal. The name comes from the Spanish word ’empanar’, which means “enbreaded”. They were brought to the Americas by the Spanish, but each country has their own take on them.
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Eat Ecuador – The Cultures that Influenced Ecuadorian Food – Encocado

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Encocado – African-Ecuadorian coconut seafood dish

Ecuadorian food showcases the country’s varied environment, but it has also been influenced over the years by the variety of cultures that now make up the citizens of Ecuador. The cuisine has come a long way since the early days when the original Indigienous people discovered potatoes, corn, cassava, and other crops that have made their impact on the entire world.
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Eat Ecuador – Roast Pig Ecuadorian Style – HORNADO

Read about this series here: the Eat Ecuador Food Series

I’m starting the series off where any hungry person goes in Ecuador: the market!

Ecuadorian markets are filled with all sorts of ingredients for cooking – stacks of vegetables, fruits, meat, and even even pantry items. In the video, we’ll have a quick look at the variety of fruits and vegetables, and then it’s time to grab a plate of my favorite dish in Ecuador (so far) hornado.
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