Street Food, Round 2
I got some more street food last night. Pan con carne. I loved it. It was tender, well-done beef, heated up quickly and sliced thinly. Looked like sirloin.
20 bolivares fuertes ($2.50 with the black market exchange rate). Served on a soft baguette with lettuce and tomato. I asked the guy who made it what his favorite sauce was. His response – avocado sauce, which I’m allergic to – prompted me to ask for his second favorite sauce. That was some tangy mayo sauce that looked like thousand island.
This thing had all the hallmarks of a Philly steak, hold the cheese. I would have been into eating one of the cheeses available and having it get melty on this thing, but this was still a solid sandwich.
Afterward I washed it down with some chicha, which is rice milk with some condensed milk, spices (nutmeg) and sugar.
It’s really delicious. Tastes like rice pudding in a cup, and is slightly thicker than horchata. It was warm, so there’s an ice cube in it. I’m looking for user-submitted suggestions of what booze should go into this, so fire away.
November 14th, 2010 at 9:02 am
That sandwich looks great! And that drink sounds so yummy!
November 14th, 2010 at 11:12 am
-flor de cana
-other rums
-maybe vodka?
-there must be a tasty/sketchy liquor like seco in Venezuela? seco would be delicious in there, but I am the worst judge of this because I will happily drink milk & seco.
November 14th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
I need to find some flor de cana. Last night I had some Licor de Miel, which was like ridiculous. Maybe that would work? Too sweet? Who knows.
November 16th, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Is Kahlua too obvious?