Comments on: A Colombian breakfast How-2 guide

By: Adele

Adele — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:26:29 +0000

Hi Nika,

I was so happy to stumble upon your recipes! I lived in Colombia for a year and recently moved back to India (where I’m from). I miss pan de bono and queso blanco so much! My friends used to call it “chui chui” becuase of the sound it makes when you eat it

I have two questions –

- Queso blanco has that distinctive yummy, salty taste. At what stage of the recipe do you add the salt? and how much would you add?

- Unfortunately we dont get any pan de bono mix in Bombay. We do get tapioca flour though, do you think I could make my own masarepa at home? Do you have a recipe for how to make the pan de bono mix from scratch?

Thanks!

By: Milena

Milena — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:25:36 +0000

i’m from Venezuela and i live there, and i would like to know:

how do you make pandebono in the traditional way? i mean, without the pandebono mix.

i’m looking for the traditional recipe.

thanks

By: Nika

Nika — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:59:18 +0000

Eneida: nope. Maybe you could grind your own?

By: Eneida

Eneida — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:45:39 +0000

When I visited Colombia in 1972, my Aunt ground fresh corn to make arepas. They tasted incredible. I have been able to find masarepa for many years, but the arepas never taste like hers. That fresh corn taste is what I miss. Do you know of a way to make the arepas taste more corn-like?

Thanks.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:21:48 +0000

Hi Nika! I realize a lot of these posts are older so I hope you will see this. Many years ago I was a foreign exchange student in Colombia. Their cook used to make something a lot that was flat and round. Almost like the size of a tostada but appeared more flour than corn based. It was fried but not too much as it still retained it’s yellowish color. That was my favorite and I was always asking her for them. You put either cheese, butter, or jam on it. It is not mentioned here. I know it started with a “P” but it was not Pan de Bono. It was 1 word and I know I would recognize it if I heard the word or saw it again.
Another time I was in El Salvador and we were in some remote areas and the local people were making the same thing. Any idea what that would be? Thanks so much!

By: Nika

Nika — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:00:26 +0000

E: All I can say is that my experience with bread in Colombia is that there isnt much – not a big bread eating culture. You might want to google a bit to see what you find.

By: Nika

Nika — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:59:13 +0000

susan: You might find it in the latino section of your grocery store and definitely online! Let me know if you are having a really hard time finding it.

By: Nika

Nika — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:58:15 +0000

J: thanks for sharing that! I think I need to make some soon too Great on cold mornings

By: susan finer

susan finer — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:59:09 +0000

Where can I buy the pan de bono mix? On line? Thanks-Susan

By: Eleonora

Eleonora — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:16:30 +0000

Hi Nika, I am writing a paper on bread and wanted to include some information about the history of bread in Colombia, do you know where could I find any? Thanks