It is safe to say that each traveler will find a national dish to taste here. Local cooks actively use different ingredients and food processing methods when cooking. They cook interesting salads, extraordinary side dishes, different soups, and typical vegetarian specialties of meat, seafood and vegetables. Rich soups are very common on the Galapagos Islands. Those who want to enjoy exotic treats should pay attention to this line in the menu. The matter is that different parts of the carcass are cooked for meat dishes. For example, one of the main ingredients of the nourishing meat soup called “caldo-de-pata” is fried veal hooves. Fried guinea pig is also a very popular treat. This dish can be ordered only in the most prestigious national restaurants. Fans of seafood should certainly taste seviche that is one of the most popular national dishes. Fish and seafood are marinated in lime juice and seasoned with chili pepper. The method of cooking the most popular seafood dish on the islands is very simple. Seviche is usually served with different vegetable dishes. Vegetarians will be definitely impressed by a wide choice of exotic fruit and vegetables that are wonderful not only “from the outside”, but also with their flavor. The typical local vegetable is pepino, a striped cucumber with a very pleasant and distinct flavor. As for fruit, mamey apples, the core of which tastes like meat, is especially popular with foreign guests. The ideal dessert is soursop
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