The alfajor is an escapee from Argentina & Chile that has made its way to the cafés of Colombia. Two butter biscuits glued together with dulce de leche then dusted with sugar or coated in chocolate

Sweetened corn dough with sultanas wrapped in maize leaves, normally eaten for breakfast

A favourite of The Colombian Way. A small and uncommon green fruit with tapered ends, excellent in a milkshake

Small oval shaped savoury biscuits, made from cheese curds. From the Huila department

Raw cane sugar dissolved in hot water, sometimes with added lime

Colombian aniseed flavoured fire water, especially popular in the Andean region

The perfect sauce for your empanadas, made with chilli ,finely chopped onion and corriander

A popular potato and herb soup from the Bogotá savannah, normally served with chicken, corn, capers, cream and avocado

A buttery garlic sauce for fish, especially common in the Caribbean

A bread made of corn meal, wheat flour, eggs, cheese and sugar