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My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.
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Juan R.
Thank you For posting all this food I like learning new thing every day and most sertainly there are many name of Dishes and ingredient that I will like to know their meanings.
Such as arepas, masarepa...etc.etc.
Thank you again For sharing it all. I love Food and love to cook it too.
J. Ruiz
Rafael
Juan R., "sertainly"? For heavens sake. Where did you learn your spelling?
Anonymous
heaven's
Anonymous
Heavens’ actually. There are more than one.
Anonymous
Heaven's sake. 's is: For the sake of Heaven. Lol
Lydia von S
Rafael, where did you learn your manners?
Anonymous
Lol
John
Double LOL
Michelle Toubali
Wepa!! When people speak more than one language it’s easy to spell something phonetically or to make simple mistakes. He was still understood.
Your manners show your lack of breeding and education. More so than his grammar/spelling error.
KAB
Thumbs up! You’re absolutely correct. Second language learners inherently spell phonetically. And I have And I have a CLAD Credential Tom prove it.
John
Probably learned in school where English was not the first language, but I am sertain you know what he intended.
Anonymous
I agree, at least he tried and you know what he meant. Did it cross your mind that perhaps it was a typo or autocorrect? You are being mean and rude.!
Anonymous
Someone is jealous and petty.
Nellie Sturzaker
Maybe English is not the first language! They were paying you a compliment!
Anonymous
Haha Rafael you need exactly the same. Lol
Anonymous
That would be "heaven's" sake, Rafael.
Pat
Arepas is a form of tortilla. Más arepa is the name of the flour used for the Arepas
ju
Estas guascas son lo que le dan ese sabor tan carcteristico al ajiaco cierto ? pero sin pasarse creo, ya que algunos ajiacos que he provado tenian un sabor muy fuerte quiza por esceso de esta hieva, al igual que cuando se hacen las cremas con apio y se le añade demasiado apio luego tiene ese sabor tan invasivo a apio que no me gusta nada. Viva Colombia ! 😀
Erica
Ju,
Si, las guascas le dan el sabor perfecto al ajiaco!
Linda Koch
what does guascas taste like
Rebecca
Is there anything similar i could use instead of the guacas? I havent been able to find it..
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Thank you For posting all this food I like learning new thing every day and most sertainly there are many name of Dishes and ingredient that I will like to know their meanings.
Jenny
I alos have good experience buying from Amigofoods.
mark belles
i live near some corn fields. would you please tell the scientific name for guascas. i would like to visit the local ag coop near me to ask how i could start growing it here in washington state.
Marilyn raff
Is there a Mexican spice I can use instead of Guascas?
Susie
It is very invasive. It is not recommended to plant in the ground. Pot only. It takes over native plants, and impossible to rid of
Carolina
Hola! Sabes en qué mercados latinos se pueden conseguir? Los he buscado en Sedano's en Florida pero no los he encontrado
Erica
I usually buy mine online at "Amigosfood".
Chris Caldwell
I've found things that describe the taste of guascas as artichoke-like. Anybody able to confirm or deny this? I'm trying to find a reasonable alternative.
debs
I have *finally* found guascas in the UK. Now I want to cook with it! I've found one recipe on your site, for Ajiaco, but what else can I do with guascas?
P.S. I LOVE this site. Ever since I returned from a holiday in Cali, I have been missing the wonderful Colombian food. I'm so pleased to be able to recreate some of the flavours of Colombia in my kitchen thanks to your lovely recipes.
Maure
Got tons of this growing in my garden in Massachusetts... pull it out all the time... keeps coming back, lol !
Maure
https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/ajiaco-bogotano-colombian-chicken-and/
Bob W
Can you send me some...?? Please?
Maure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galinsoga_parviflora
Richard Barry
Guascas is a common weed found all over the temperate areas of the new world. Commonly called Quickweed. It IS a weed. The plant resembles stinging nettles and has an odd bulbous flower that looks as though every other petal is missing. The flavor is a bit like artichoke but a bit more intense and weedy.The dried herb is available from the Amazon marketplace at a reasonable price.
Richard Barry
I have found that chicken thighs or even wings are a much better choice of chicken for Ajaico than breasts---more flavor and not so dry. The authentic Colombian recipe calls for crillo potatoes which are not grainy or mealy. A good choice is the yellow fingerlings or cowshorn if you can find them. There is also a mix of small new potatoes sold in some markets that are a fairly good choice. Russets are not too good for Ajaico because they cook up too soft rather than in slices or chunks and also are a bit mealy for the base. You do need the Guasca however or you just end up with plain old cream of chicken soup.
John
Nothing wrong with plain old cream of chicken soup.
Gaby Rivera
Hola buenas noches
Aquí en Mexico, se pueden encontrar las Guascas?
Estoy enamorado de Colombia la he conocido en diciembre del 2017.. Y entre la comida y su gente que belleza !!
Daniela
Hi, I would like to know how can I replace guascas. I live in Asia and I can't find them here.
Anonymous
Guascas are pretty difficult to replace, BUT if you cannot find anything at all, dried oregano is your friend. I tried this while in Thailand. It's not the exact same "Ajiaco" flavor, but it's close enough to know that someone was trying to get that taste
Anonymous
a little bit of spinachs
JC
THAT’s what the flavor is in Ajiaco! Guascas or Quickweed. I couldn’t figure it out, glad to find out & how special it makes the soup. Maybe a substitute could be Mexican Oregano (have seen full dried stalks with florets) can work? And a bit of cilantro stems?