Inge Contreras from Guayaquil lives in rotterdamfrom where he manages a Ecuadorian online store, Ecuawinkel, in which it offers the national products most desired by Ecuadorians (also Europeans and Latinos) who live in the Netherlands and in other nearby nations.
He recently allied himself with another Ecuadorian resident in the same city, Tatiana Ostaiza, from Esmeralda, chef and owner of the Happy Latinos restaurant. In addition to providing him with ingredients, he set up a replica of a neighborhood store on the spot. If you go inside, you will see tuna, menthol and fruit pulp, and also sachets of shampoo or butter arranged on the hangers.
“I missed the food; in the winter there are no fruits”, says Inge, and having a juice is unthinkable. Master in Supply Chain and Logistics, she thought of a way to bring the best of Ecuador to her new home, and she began to matter. “Currently we have more than 100 products”, and they are sold in Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium and Switzerland.
What do Ecuadorians ask for more in the Netherlands? “The dressings. The Ecuadorian seasoning is unique; and also the fruit pulp, finding a tree tomato in Holland when it is snowing is incredible”.
Tatiana, with this collaboration, is able to prepare dishes that she describes as “99% Ecuadorian”. He has lived for 16 years in the European country and sells with onions (13 euros), cebiches and typical dishes from his province, Esmeraldas, such as encocados and fish buns. But there are also specialties from other regions, such as fried, baked and nickname.
“We not only have Ecuadorian clients, but Colombians, Peruvians, Argentines and Spaniards.” They are open from Monday to Friday from 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and their busiest time is around 5:00 p.m., lunch time for those who leave work.
How are you preparing for the Ecuador-Holland match on Friday 25? Happy Latinos will attend that day wearing their local tricolor flag. They have invited their clientele to a barbecue, but there will be no shortage of buns and canelazo.
Tatiana already knows Dutch cuisine and shares the recipe for Peen in uien (literally, carrots and onions) with meatballs or sausages.
- Boil a saucepan with water and a little salt.
- Peel and cut the potatoes and carrots into equal pieces.
- Peel and cut the onions into half rings.
- Boil the potatoes, carrots and onions (separately) for about 15 minutes. Drain and steam dry.
- Mash the potatoes, carrots and onions. Add butter to the puree.
- Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
This is served with meatballs or meatballs, and with hollandaise sauce. (AND)
Source: Eluniverso
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