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It sounds like a bloody difficult and emotional trip Al, but at least you're able to eat well and enjoy the pleasures of new foods, possibly my favourite thing about traveling.
You should come and visit me for lunch when you get back, if you fancy exploring some Persia-in-Peckham cuisine. I know you like mezze-type sharing food.
As @Kat_Balou and @OneLessCardiganwill attest though, weekends can get very hectic! :)
Fresh guanĂ¡bana is the best, blended and chilled in the morning, diluted with agua.
Most Colombians buy produce fresh, blend and chill their fruit. The choice of jugos in restaurants is bewildering. Colombia grows everything:-
Coffee
Sugar
Chocolate
Bananas
Pineapples
Papaya
Grenadillas - epic
Mangoes - grow everywhere on the streets
Oranges
Lemons
Limes
Spring onions the size of leeks
Potatoes
Spinach
Tomatoes
Lulos - delicious
I don't mind shopping either, I'm like a kid in the sweet shop when buying for the family, eggs come in 2 or 3 dozen, leche (milk) huge choice and huge multipacks in bags. I see nothing imported in the supermarkets. So many varieties and strange fruits.
Below, pre blended still with stones, guanĂ¡bana has a very fleshy texture, hence dilution either con leche or con aqua. Sugar is only added in small quants.