The best traditional Ecuadorian dishes
The top 3 according to 76 votes from people: Encebollado · Hornado · Encocado de pescado. (Updated Jan 8, 2025.)
The Ecuadorian dishes from the Coast and the Highlands that repeat most in food guides, from encebollado to Easter fanesca.
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Top 12
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1
Encebollado
Albacore soup with cassava, pickled onion and lime, the coastal hangover cure.
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2
Hornado
Wood-oven roast pork with llapingachos, hominy and agrio, from the Highlands.
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3
Encocado de pescado
Fish in coconut sauce from Esmeraldas.
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4
Fanesca
Easter soup with twelve grains and salt cod in a milk broth.
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5
Llapingachos
Potato patties stuffed with cheese, from Ambato.
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6
Bolón de verde
Ball of mashed green plantain with cheese or pork crackling, a coastal breakfast.
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7
Cuy asado
Charcoal-roasted guinea pig, a festive Andean dish.
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8
Guatita
Tripe in peanut sauce with potatoes.
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9
Shrimp ceviche
Shrimp in lime, orange and tomato juice, served with popcorn and plantain chips.
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10
Fritada
Pork cooked and fried in its own fat with hominy and ripe plantain.
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11
Corviche
Green plantain dough filled with fish and fried, from Manabí.
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12
Locro de papa
Thick potato soup with cheese and avocado.
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13
Seco de chivo
Goat stew with naranjilla and chicha, with yellow rice.
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Comments (2)
El encebollado para la resaca, el mejor remedio de Guayaquil 😂
La fanesca de Semana Santa con sus doce granos, qué rica.