Traditional Colombian dinner

For dinner, we went to Origen Bistró. Gina had recommended it to us, and it was just round the corner from our hostel.

The food was delicious! We just had a main course each as we had been snacking most of the day. Mark had smoked ribs served with salad and gratin potatoes. I had pan-fried trout, a local speciality, with salad and the biggest 'fries' I've ever seen (which Mark ate 😊). To drink, Mark tried the 'negre' version of the Colombian beer he's been drinking. It was more like a stout - perfect with his rich sticky sauce. I had a lulada that Gina had suggested. It is a combination of the juice of the lulo fruit (a relative of the pineapple, known as naranjilla, meaning 'little orange' in Spanish ), lime juice, water, and sugar. It tasted great, but I don’t think it fits in with my low-carb lifestyle! 😂

Just as we started our meal, the heavens opened again. The rain was torrential! Those people seated outside in the pretty courtyard had to quickly move indoors. The road outside soon became a river! Luckily, by the time we had eaten, the rain had stopped, and we had a pleasant walk back.Read more