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fiogf49gjkf0d EATING OUT ---------- RESTAURANTS OFFER INTERNATIONAL CUISINE AND TABLE SERVICE IS THE NORM. LOCAL DISHES ARE VARIED WITH A TOUCH OF SPANISH INFLUENCE. TYPICAL MEALS ------------- RECOMMENDED DISHES ARE THE CHICKEN STEW WITH POTATOES, CREAM, CAPERS AND CORN ON THE COB, OTHERWISE KNOWN IN COLOMBIA AS AJIACO. AREPAS ARE CORN PANCAKES MADE WITHOUT SALT AND EATEN INSTEAD OF BREAD. ONE OF THE FAVOURITE MEAT DISHES IS BANDEJA, ACCOMPANIED BY CASSAVA, RICE, FRIED PLANTAIN AND RED BEANS. SEAFOOD, KNOWN AS MARISCOS, IS PLENTIFUL ON THE CARIBBEAN COAST, WITH LOBSTERS BEING RENOWNED FOR THEIR FLAVOUR.
TYPICAL DRINKS -------------- COLOMBIANS RARELY DRINK ALCOHOL WITH MEALS. GASEOSA IS THE NAME GIVEN TO NON-ALCOHOLIC, CARBONATED DRINKS. FOR A SMALL BLACK COFFEE, YOU ASK FOR A TINTO, BUT THIS TERM IS ALSO USED FOR RED WINE/VINO TINTO. COLOMBIAN WINES ARE OF POOR QUALITY, BUT CHILEAN AND ARGENTINIAN WINES ARE AVAILABLE IN RESTAURANTS AT A REASONABLE PRICE. COLOMBIA PRODUCES MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF RUM. CANALAZO, A RUM BASED COCKTAIL TAKEN HOT OR COLD IS RECOMMENDED. THERE ARE NO LICENSING HOURS.
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