There is a small village called Nanegalito that rests in the Andes Mountains, about half way between the top and bottom. The charming streets and colorful people lured us into the rhythm of their life. We couldn’t resist the aromas of this happy little place, and we stopped for lunch when lunch wasn’t due!
Cooked on the street corner, like all of the best foods in Ecuador,we found a traditional ethnic food called Fritada. Pork and potatoes, with maduro (sweet plantains), and mote (something like hominy) all tossed together in an artery clogging bacon sauté. After all, Fritada means “Fried”. The calorie crime for this dish is well worth the sacrifice, with melt-in-your-mouth home style cooking that made us wish we hadn’t left the source miles behind.
Our Site has Moved! Go to 8duffels2mutts.com 
Pork and potatoes- a great food combo
LikeLiked by 1 person
Definitely, I think it’s nearly impossible to fail on flavor with that combo!
LikeLike
Looks to be yummy dish. Hope you had enjoyed your stay 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
We were just passing through, but the village was fabulous and relaxing for a pit stop.
LikeLike
So I don’t eat meat but I looooove fried/grilled plantains! The smiles on those two women are priceless!
LikeLiked by 1 person
The smiles just tell the mood of the whole place. It was a special stop..and we LOVE fried plantains,too!
LikeLike
Yum! I love stumbling upon delicious and interesting street food. This looks like it would really hit the spot 🙂
LikeLike
Looks really delicious. Its great that you found this place.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It was and certainly unexpected compared the type of food we are used to in the coastal areas. It was a nice little change!
LikeLike
Never heard about this place so far but after reading your article we want to go there soon!! That’s why we love travelling 🙂
LikeLike
No, it’s not the sort place anyone would know about, unless they happened to stumble through like we did! Ecuador is full of unexpected gems. Road trips out of the city guarantee a good time!
LikeLike
Great, just coming from breakfast and now I could eat again. Nice read! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha! Thank you!
LikeLike
This is the best type of food, and I highly recommend as visit or a home to everyone!
LikeLike
Looks like comfort food 🙂 I wish I had the guts to try more street food. I am sure I am missing out on some delicious dishes. Looks good!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh yes! You should! We definitely would have missed out on a lot of experiences if we chosen to bypass them. And not just food either, there is so much social interaction in the experiences as well.
LikeLike
Awesome! Love street food… and south america has tons of great ones. I’ll have to try this myself.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh yes..endless varieties! We enjoy trying the strangest stuff we can find, and I shocked myself when I came to love tripe….grilled intestines!!
LikeLike
Trying the foods of the locals will be all worth it. Whenever I travel, I would like to taste even one exotic food. Well, the only kind of food I will avoid are snakes and scorpions. Haha! I think you had a good time eating their specialties. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Local foods are the best! I’m not sure I would eat a scorpion either, but I would try snake. Here, it is also a very popular dish to eat Guinea Pig. I’ve been dying to try it since we’ve moved here, but it is not really common in the province where we live.
LikeLike
Awe! The two ladies look super happy. The food looks delicious too. I mean it’s hard not to like fried food 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh I agree on that one for sure. Food fried is divine..especially so when the chefs are so happy to make it 🙂
LikeLike