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Ozzy G. · May 14, 2026 Pinned

Colombian Food Is Regional — Tell Us Where You Are

Colombian food changes a lot by region. A dish that feels normal in Bogotá may not be the everyday food in Cartagena, Cali, Medellín, Santander, or the Coffee Axis.Colombia Travel highlights dishes like ajiaco bogotano and bandeja paisa as famous foods best understood in...

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Ozzy G. · May 14, 2026 Pinned

Cooking Abroad — Learn Ingredients by Local Name

One of the first challenges abroad is not cooking — it is shopping.The ingredient may exist, but not under the name you know. Or the local version may be slightly different.Useful habits:Learn the local name and generic nameTake photos of ingredients you likeAsk vendors what...

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M María Camila Restrepo · May 16, 2026

My grandma's ajiaco bogotano

Traditional Bogotá chicken-potato soup with three potato types. My grandmother made this every Sunday and now I make it for my staff once a month.

6 servings 110 min medium Colombian

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Jennifer Lawson · May 14, 2026 🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia

Where to find imported groceries in Bogotá

For my fellow Anglos who need their peanut butter and "real" cheese sometimes:Carulla — the most "international" grocery; reliable for most imported brandsPomona — premium and slightly cheaper than expat-CarullaOlímpica/Surtimax — Colombian-mainstream but they have a...

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S Sarah Kowalski · May 13, 2026

Pasta cacio e pepe (since Italy launches next week!)

Three ingredients, technique-heavy. The most "Italian" Italian dish. Practicing for next week's hub launch.

2 servings 17 min medium Italian

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Amanda Rivera · May 11, 2026 🇨🇴 Colombia

First attempt at arepas from scratch — review

Tried making arepas con queso in my Cartagena apartment. Used pre-cooked harina P.A.N. flour, queso costeño, water, salt. They were fine. Not as good as the lady's at the corner who sells them 5 for 2,000 pesos.Going to keep trying but mostly I'll keep buying hers.

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