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The Ecuadorian cuisine
Ecuadorian dishes do not have a distinctive taste. It greatly resembles Spanish cooking, with main ingredients and spices that are also crucial to Spain's cuisine. Even the Ecuadorian eating habits are adopted from the same country.
Most important meal of the day
Ecuador's most important meal of the day is lunch. As compared to other meals, lunch is when the most number of foods are served. It is also the meal when specialty dishes are served.
Specialty dishes
Some of the specialty dishes that is served during lunch in Ecuador include patacones (mashed up unripe plantains fried twice), ceviches (citrus marinated seafood), cancha (popular corn snack), and llapingachos (potato-cheese patties).
Streetfood
The country also has a line of streetfood that travelers would love. These are flavorful snacks that may be bought along the streets at a price cheaper than the specialties. The most popular ones are empanadas (dough-filled with meat), mote con chicharron (hominy with pork skin), and papas con cuero (potatoes with pork skin).