A lot of people have asked me how the food is. It’s great! Actually, my host family asked me what I used to eat in the States. I responded beans, eggs, avocado (when I went to the store), cheese, and bread. They laughed since it sounded pretty similar to what I eat here. Being a vegetarian has proved unbelievably easy here. The only problem comes with refusing or skillfully eluding food with meet offered by schools and other entertaining organizations. I have no problems with my host family though. My host mom, Doña Susana, is an amazing cook. She makes a mean soy protein meat sauce for my pasta and also some delicious eggplant in red sauce. Today I had chow mein for lunch. Stews or soups with assorted vegetables and meat are also common. There are also lots of tortillas, tamales on special occasions, tamalitos and chuchitos. All of these are variations of the same thing--masa, corn meal. Tamales are by far my favorite. They have the masa (similar to polenta) in a red sauce with a bit of spice and a piece of meat in the middle or capers and olives, in my case. Then they’re wrapped in a huge palm leaf and boiled to cook. A bit difficult to explain, but delicious to consume.
Have I mentioned beans yet? OMG. I eat so many beans. Daily. For breakfast and dinner. Colados, parrados, y volteados=Liquefied, whole in a bit of the broth, or refried. I personally love the colados. Let’s just say that after eating all the beans, I’m glad I don’t share a room. And that it’s isolated.
Only you! lol
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