Ecuador Seafood Dishes

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Ecuadorian Seafood Recipes

Ecuador's mix of coastal, Andean, and Amazonian culinary traditions comes through in its seafood dishes, seen in dishes like Ecuadorian Ceviche and Encebollado.

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Ecuador's mix of coastal, Andean, and Amazonian culinary traditions comes through in its seafood dishes, seen in dishes like Ecuadorian Ceviche and Encebollado.
Ecuadorian Ceviche
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Ecuadorian Ceviche

Ecuadorian ceviche is a burst of sunshine in a bowl — bright, tangy and irresistibly fresh. Cooked shrimp in a tomato-tinged citrus marinade, served the coastal way with popcorn and chifles.

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Encebollado
Encebollado
Encebollado is a coastal seafood stew made of albacore tuna, onions, cassava root (yucca), and cilantro.
Arroz Marinero
Arroz Marinero
Arroz marinero, or ‘sailor's rice,' is a traditional Ecuadorian food similar to Spanish paella.
Encocado de Pescado
Encocado de Pescado
Encocado de pescado, or pescado encocado, is a traditional dish from the coastal province of the Esmeraldas.
Fanesca
Fanesca
Another famous Ecuadorian seafood soup you definitely want to try is Fanesca! It's made with bacalao (cod) and many other symbolic ingredients.
Ecuadorian ceviche de concha black clam ceviche
Ceviche de Concha
Black clams in lime, onion and cilantro, the ceviche of Esmeraldas.
Corviche fish and plantain fritters
Corviche
Green plantain and peanut dough stuffed with fish and fried, a Manabí classic.
Ecuadorian chupe de pescado fish chowder
Chupe de Pescado
Creamy fish chowder with potatoes, corn and milk.
Ecuadorian seafood soup
Sopa de Mariscos
Shrimp, clams and fish in a coconut-touched coastal broth.
Sango de camarón shrimp and plantain stew
Sango de Camarón
Thick green-plantain and peanut stew with shrimp from Manabí.
Maito fish grilled in bijao leaves
Maito
Fish wrapped in bijao leaves and grilled over coals, an Amazonian dish.

A Guide to Ecuadorian Seafood

Ecuador's coast eats seafood for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Ecuadorian ceviche is different from Peru's: the shrimp is cooked, the marinade is tomato-tinged and it is served with popcorn and chifles. Encebollado, a fish and yuca soup with pickled onion, is the national hangover cure, encocado cooks fish in coconut milk in the Esmeraldas style, arroz marinero is the coastal take on paella, and fanesca is the Lent soup of salt cod and twelve grains.

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