Street Stall · Fish & Pickled Onion Stew
Encebollado
Photo: Ministerio de Turismo Ecuador from Ecuador / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
It's Ecuador's classic hangover cure, usually eaten in the morning, and Guayaquil stalls often add chifles and popcorn on the side for crunch.
Chunks of albacore or tuna simmer with yuca in a tomato broth, topped generously with pickled red onion, cilantro and a squeeze of lime. Street stalls around Guayaquil serve it in disposable bowls with fried plantain chips on the side.
Why it's made this way: Encebollado is considered Guayaquil's unofficial national dish, born from the city's port access to fresh tuna and its love of pickled-onion toppings.
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