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April 4, 2026
Eating Through Colombia: A Trip to Paradise, the Colombian Pacific
By Álvaro Molina @molinacocinero Our neighbors from the Pacific inhabit a land blessed by the universe, historically neglected by the State...
TL;DR
- The Colombian Pacific region is characterized by its rich biodiversity, including tropical rainforests, rivers, mangroves, and marine ecosystems.
- The cuisine is a fusion of Afro-descendant and indigenous flavors, featuring smoked ingredients, seafood, coconut, chontaduro, and exotic fruits.
- Key culinary destinations mentioned are Buenaventura, Tumaco, and Guapi, known for dishes like seafood stew, pusandao, and encocao de muchillá.
- The article highlights popular dishes such as seafood casserole, pusandao, encocao de muchillá, tuna fricasé, fish sancocho, fried sierra tail, rice with shrimp, piangua tamale, crab soup, and tapao.
- The region offers a wealth of tourist activities, including deep-sea fishing, surfing, diving, hiking, and whale watching, with humpback whales being a major attraction.
- Chef Molina provides adapted recipes for dishes like rice with shrimp, fish stew in coconut milk, tuna fricasé, fish tapao, and chontaduro soup, acknowledging the difficulty in sourcing some traditional ingredients.