I am slowly, ever so slowly, finding stores within a 50 mile radius of where I live that have the ingredients I need to make Colombian and also Japanese foods. The first 30 miles of that travel is through a foodie wasteland so don’t be impressed with the distance I travel for food :-).
One ingredient that I have found that reminds me of my childhood is this pack of sausages from Colombia called “Chorizo Montañera”. The spices are exactly like the salchichas I remember my grandmother and mother making and then hanging from the “rafters” in the kitchen. They would dry and release this transcendent aroma.. exactly like these sausages.
If you are a Colombian far from home or your abuela or mamá, try to find some of these and give them a try.
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