Onion-fish soup is the Ecuadorian hangover cure. To learn how to prepare it at home, we talk to Maribel Lara. file:6857_onion-fish-soup.jpg Heat 2 litres of water, celery, bay leaves, and 1 whole ...

The Mercure Alameda Hotel in Quito, Ecuador, makes a hearty soup that regularly appears among the 12 winners of the city's annual fanesca competition. In Latin America, Lent is full of elaborate ...

It's a tuna fish soup that's popular on the coast — brimming with tangy tomato, onion and lime flavor, plus cilantro and yuca. Pro tip: The name means "made with onion," so expect a lot of them.

This thick, creamy stew features 12 "grains" to represent the Twelve Apostles and cod to denote Jesus. It takes days and many hands to prepare, a meal befitting Ecuador's elaborate Lenten traditions.

The first cookbook printed in Quito, in 1882, already indicated the recipe for fanesca. According to the metropolitan archive of the Ecuadorian capital: “Beans, beans, choclos and peas are ...

A key ingredient in the classic recipe is achiote — also called annatto — a ruby red, mild tasting spice, which imparts a gorgeous, orange-red color to dishes.

The Mercure Alameda Hotel in Quito, Ecuador, makes a hearty soup that regularly appears among the 12 winners of the city's annual fanesca competition. In Latin America, Lent is full of elaborate ...

In Latin America, Lent is full of elaborate Catholic rituals, from palm weavings and sawdust carpets to processions of robed penitents. But only in Ecuador will you find fanesca, the equally elaborate ...

The Mercure Alameda Hotel in Quito, Ecuador, makes a hearty soup that regularly appears among the 12 winners of the city's annual fanesca competition. In Latin America, Lent is full of elaborate ...

The Mercure Alameda Hotel in Quito, Ecuador, makes a hearty soup that regularly appears among the 12 winners of the city's annual fanesca competition. In Latin America, Lent is full of elaborate ...