Ecuador Going Out
Food and Drink
Things to know: Alcohol cannot be sold after 0200.
National specialities:
• Cuy (roasted guinea pig).
• Llapingachos (pancakes stuffed with mashed potato and cheese).
• The best of the jungle fruits include chirimoya, with a delicious custard-like inside; mamey, which has a red, sweet, squash-like meat; and pepinos, a sweet white and purple striped cucumber-like fruit.
• Shrimp or lobster ceviche. This is traditionally accompanied by popcorn and chifles (thinly sliced and fried green bananas).
• Locro (soup of potatoes, corn and cheese).
National drinks:
• Naranjilla (fruit juice with a taste somewhere between citrus and peach).
• Canelazo (made from sugar cane, alcohol, lemon, sugar and cinnamon).
• Pisco – the local brandy.
• Chicha (fermented corn drink).
• Herbal teas made from native plants.
Legal drinking age: 18.
Tipping: 10% service charge is usually added to the bill in hotels and restaurants.
Nightlife
Shopping
Shopping hours: Generally, most shops are open Mon-Sat 0900-1800. Family shops, set up outside the main towns, often stay open as long as someone is awake. Some shops open Sunday.
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