Niels Olsen shines as a host and gives his international guests a live taste of chontacuro: this was the minister’s reaction when he ate it for the first time

Current Minister of Tourism of Ecuador, Niels Olsenhe is not far behind as a host, who warmly welcomed the Minister of Tourism of Guatemala, Anayansy Rodriguez; Minister of Tourism of Costa Rica, William Rodriguez; and the Secretary for Tourism Promotion of ArgentinaYanina Martinez, who were impressed when they saw one of the leading dishes of the Ecuadorian Amazon.

To give you a taste of this exotic region, Olsen He had a great idea to eat with them chontacuro, a name that comes from Quichu and means “chonta worm”. The live chontacuro was spicy but kept moving on the plate.

“The head is the only thing that is not eaten, you only bite half,” he told them. Olsen before eating. “All three at the same time,” the Ecuadorian insisted, but the others refused and only he and the Guatemalan remained; together they took the chontacuro and brought it to their mouths, though Olsen he had problems with chewing.

“Ha ha, he was like chewed up, wasn’t he?”, they started joking on social networks when they saw the minister’s reaction. “Not a bad taste,” qualified the guest, impressed by the taste of the worms; Likewise, the man from Guayaquil pointed out the taste of the dish, which is mostly served baked or boiled, because it reflects the taste of pork rinds.

Followers Olsen they applaud him for “promoting what is ours” and point out that this is one of the “dangers of the trade”. “What good energy, Minister of Tourism @nielsolsen. Thank you for representing us,” they comment.