Melcocha is also known as Alfandoque and is the famous and typical candy of Baños. You can find it in every little shop in the town and you can observe how it is produced. Baños is also famous for the high amount of sugar cane which is the base of Melcocha. It is possible to [...]

Ecuador and South America in general is one the biggest producer of bananas in the world, although the banana was imported primary in the 16th century. There are many different types of bananas and one of them is the plantain. The plantain is a staple food in the tropical and subtropical regions of South America, [...]

The Coffee & Toffee in the Mariscal, in the new center of Quito, is a nice place to relax and enjoy a variety of good coffee! There you can get also breakfast, snacks, meals, and of course cocktails. We went there yesterday afternoon for some delicious sandwiches. Especially the roof garden with its relaxed atmosphere [...]

Ecuador has been more than a century the most important producer of cacao worldwide. Until the 1920s the cacao production contributes almost 80% to the national budget until the global cacao industry was hit by several crisis and the sales went constantly down. During the last years Ecuador has been fighting its way back to [...]

From the beginning on I was excited by the cuisine of Ecuador. There are several reasons for that. In Ecuador they traditionally use a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits. Also almost always meat and rice, that’s why the food is not only very delicious, but also great for your health. You often can find [...]

After getting used to the Ecuadorian cuisine I have to say that I have some favourite typical plates which you can only find here and nowhere else. In the four regions of Ecuador you can find different typical plates. Whereas you find in the Andes region more pork meat, Mote, etc you find at the [...]