Our office had fanesca about a week ago–a new culinary experience for us! Fanesca is a traditional thick soup served during the Easter season here in the Ecuadorean highlands. Here’s a recipe.
Fanesca has a lot of ingredients, including grains, beans, and vegetables. The email our office organizer, Jenny, sent out was a complicated list of who was bringing what:
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GABYTA
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MELLOCOS COCINADOS SIN SAL+ PASTA DE MANÍ
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ANGELO
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AJOS + LECHES
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JUANQUITA
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CHOCLO COCINADO SIN SAL + VITA LECHE ENTERA (FUNDA ROJA)
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LILI
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BACALAO PREVIAMENTE REMOJADO UN DIA ANTES CAMBIAR EL AGUA DOS VECES + VITA LECHE ENTERA (FUNDA ROJA)
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SCOTT & JODY
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BACALAO PREVIAMENTE REMOJADO UN DIA ANTES CAMBIAR EL AGUA DOS VECES + LECHE
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ALEXITA
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BACALAO PREVIAMENTE REMOJADO UN DIA ANTES CAMBIAR EL AGUA DOS VECES + VITA LECHE ENTERA (FUNDA ROJA)
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JOHANA
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BACALAO PREVIAMENTE REMOJADO UN DIA ANTES CAMBIAR EL AGUA DOS VECES + VITA LECHE ENTERA (FUNDA ROJA)
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MARY PAO
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SAMBO BIEN COCINADO
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WILLI
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PAPAS COCINADAS Y APLASTADAS O MAJADAS
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LUIS
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PAPAS COCINADAS Y APLASTADAS O MAJADAS + LECHUGA
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RODRI
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CREMA DE LECHE + QUESO
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BARRY
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FREJOL BLANCO COCINADO SIN SAL
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JAIMITO
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PAPAS COCINADAS Y APLASTADAS O MAJADAS + PEREJIL+ PIMINTO ROJO
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LAURITA
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ZAPALLO + PASTA DE ACHIOTE
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TUTI
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SAMBO + G[UITIG
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VINI
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CHOCHOS PELADOS + MADURO FRITO
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THOMAS
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HABAS COCINADAS SIN SAL + ARROZ BIEN COCINADOS SIN SAL
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HERMANN
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QUESO + MANTEQUILLA
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XIMENITA
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RAMITAS CEBOLLA BLANCA + HUEVOS COCINADOS
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RALPH
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G[UITIG + GASEOSA (COLA)
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MONI
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HIGOS
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CECI
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HIGO
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JENNY
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ARVEJAS COCINADAS SIN SAL + MASITAS FRITAS
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DIRECCIÓN Y PREPARACIÓN
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LAURITA
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ASISTENTES DE COCINA
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GABYTA + YO
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The day of the lunch, the kitchen of the Quito Connection (our mission’s guesthouse) was bustling with cooking and other preparations. Besides fanesca, we also had molo (Ecuadorean mashed potatoes) served on a lettuce leaf and higos dulces (figs cooked in a very sweet panela [raw cane sugar] sauce) with cheese. It was delicious but very heavy; definitely not to be eaten in the evening. Here’s a gallery of photos:
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- Chatting up the cooks
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- Laurita and Gaby
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- Busy kitchen
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- A few o f the ingredients
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- Fanesca
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- Molo
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- Dishing up
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- Adding garnishes
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- Figs with cheese
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- Figs with cheese
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- Taste tester
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- My servings of molo and higos dulces
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- Enjoying the meal
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- Enjoying the meal
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- the view from the balcony
Adventures in Middle Earth 
I really like it when people get together and share ideas.
Great website, stick with it!