Casado is interesting because it is one of those dishes that doesn’t have one set recipe. In fact, casado isn’t a single recipe or dish but it is best to think of it as a description of a local food plate. In some shape or form when you order casado in a Costa Rica restaurant ...
There is a similar dish in Paraguay called puchero, which is also a type of stew. Another similar dish is olla de carne (meat pot) that is found in Costa Rica. In the Sierra of Ecuador, sancocho, also known as fritada, is a comfort food made with pork. In the coastal region, it ...
The uses of wild food plant species are not only important in traditional dishes but also for the people’s health based on the medicinal properties of the plants. This study was aimed to examine the diversity patterns and similarity of wild food plants in the Karen and Lawa communities, and...
The state of conservation of the traditional cultures of Northwest Argentina is variable and somewhat problematic but to a lesser or a greater extent all the peoples are related to an hegemonic culture. We present a case study carried out in the rural communities of the Yungas biome (Salta) wh...