Ecuador: Menu of Typical Dishes
A list of typical Ecuadorian dishes and foods. Use it to help you plan a Ecuadorian-style meal, party or festival.
Typical Ecuadorian Dishes
Antojitos (Appetizers and Snacks)
- Cancha (Toasted corn snack)
- Chifles (Plantain chips)
Sopas (Soups and Stews)
- Encebollado (Seafood soup)
- Locro (Potato-cheese soup)
- Sopa de Tomates con Platanos (Tomato soup with plantains)
Carne (Meats)
- Arroz con Menestra y Carne (Beef with rice and beans)
- Charqui (Dried meat jerky)
- Cuy (Guinea pig)
Pescado y Mariscos (Fish and Seafood)
- Bollos de Pescado (Fish and peanut wrapped in banana leaves)
- Ceviche (Citrus-marinated seafood)
- Encocado de Pescado (Fish with coconut sauce)
Verduras y Frijoles (Vegetables and Beans)
- Habas Lima con Chiles (Lima beans with chiles)
- Llapingachos (Potato-cheese patties)
- Muchines de Yuca (Stuffed and fried cassava balls)
- Patacones (Fried plantains)
Pan y Arroz (Breads and Grains)
- Arroz con Menestra y Carne Asada (Rice with meat and beans)
- Humitas (Incan tamales)
- Pan de Yuca (Cassava bread)
Salsas (Sauces)
- Aji Costeño (Coastal pepper sauce)
- Aji Serrano (Serrano pepper sauce)
Escabeche (Pickles and Preserves)
- Cebollas Encurtidas (Pickles red onions)
Postres (Desserts)
- Bien me Sabe (Coconut dessert)
Bebidas (Beverages)
- Chicha de Jora (Fermented corn beverage)
- Cuáker (Oatmeal beverage)
