An herb from Colombia, guascas can be found in the USA in specialty food stores in dehydrated form and packaged in bags.
I have had good experiences with: AmigosFood and HatoGrande.
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Juan R. says
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 says
Juan R., “sertainly”? For heavens sake. Where did you learn your spelling?
Anonymous says
heaven’s
Anonymous says
Heavens’ actually. There are more than one.
Anonymous says
Heaven’s sake. ‘s is: For the sake of Heaven. Lol
Lydia von S says
Rafael, where did you learn your manners?
Anonymous says
Lol
John says
Double LOL
Michelle Toubali says
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.
John says
Probably learned in school where English was not the first language, but I am sertain you know what he intended.
Anonymous says
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 says
Someone is jealous and petty.
Nellie Sturzaker says
Maybe English is not the first language! They were paying you a compliment!
Anonymous says
Haha Rafael you need exactly the same. Lol
ju says
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 says
Ju,
Si, las guascas le dan el sabor perfecto al ajiaco!
Linda Koch says
what does guascas taste like
Rebecca says
Is there anything similar i could use instead of the guacas? I havent been able to find it..
Anonymous says
You may order it from e-bay
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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 says
I alos have good experience buying from Amigofoods.
mark belles says
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 says
Is there a Mexican spice I can use instead of Guascas?
Carolina says
Hola! Sabes en qué mercados latinos se pueden conseguir? Los he buscado en Sedano’s en Florida pero no los he encontrado
Erica says
I usually buy mine online at “Amigosfood”.
Chris Caldwell says
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 says
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 says
Got tons of this growing in my garden in Massachusetts… pull it out all the time… keeps coming back, lol !
Maure says
http://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/ajiaco-bogotano-colombian-chicken-and
Bob W says
Can you send me some…?? Please?
Maure says
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galinsoga_parviflora
Richard Barry says
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 says
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 says
Nothing wrong with plain old cream of chicken soup.
Gaby Rivera says
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 says
Hi, I would like to know how can I replace guascas. I live in Asia and I can’t find them here.
Anonymous says
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 says
a little bit of spinachs