Red Mosquito

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

doug rr wrote:I've always found european breakfast sausages look funny and taste much different

Yeah they are definitely more "bratwursty" and less "breakfast sausagey"

Blood sausage or gtfo

I love blood sausage but not for breakfast

spike wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

doug rr wrote:I've always found european breakfast sausages look funny and taste much different

Yeah they are definitely more "bratwursty" and less "breakfast sausagey"

Blood sausage or gtfo

so good...my wife won't go near it

It’s part of a traditional English/Irish breakfast/heart attack.

i always dip the blood sausage in the beans

spike wrote:It’s part of a traditional English/Irish breakfast/heart attack.

Yeah I couldn't do it

so much meat

It reminds me of Bandeja Paisa, which is a very traditional lunch in Colombia

whats that crusty stuff on the bottom right of the plate?

Chicharrón, though that particular one is weirdly pale

ah, yeah, doesn't look like a pork rind

Those beans look delicious. What’s their story?

Blood sausage? That's black pudding, you rubes.

It’s the same thing, silly goose.

tragabigzanda wrote:i'm more curious about the bar of soap-looking thing to the north of the rice?

That's called an arepa, gringo

Day one of rating my hotel breakfasts. This is the first of two hotels I'm staying at in Colombia. The less nice one. I was surprised by how hearty the breakfast was. They had chicharrones, patacon, bollo, all kinds of fried meats. Too much. I grabbed myself a portion of the calentao (this messy but delicious mix of rice, eggs, beans, ground beef and chorizo) and some slices of platano dulce (sweet fried plantain). I put some hot sauce in the calentao and it was fantastic.

As for drinks, they had a wide selection of juices. I couldn't resist the pull of nostalgia and served myself a glass of agua panela, which I hadn't had since I was a kid. After tasting it again, I remembered why. I don't really like it. I'm gonna go for the passion fruit juice tomorrow. Skipped the coffee. Even in Colombia, not really a coffee guy.

Overall this breakfast was excellent. I was tempted by the chicharrones and various fried pastries but I can't stand a lot of fried stuff in the morning. The agua panela was bad, but that's on me. 8/10, a good start, and I expect very different from my hotel breakfasts in the states in a few days.

nice review..i'll give my hotel breakfast review tomorrow

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