La Chagra (Amazonian Flavors)

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"Sitting down at this restaurant is like traveling through the Amazon visiting its Indigenous communities. Chef Juan Santiago Gallego, one of the main suppliers of produce from the Amazon for several restaurants in the country, is passionate about this biodiverse territory and its seemingly inexhaustible pantry of little-known ingredients. His tasting menu showcases Amazonian flavors and produce such as copoazú (a fruit related to cacao), tucupí (hot sauce extracted from wild manioc), pirarucú (giant river fish), casabe (yuca tortilla), coca leaf, and mojojoy (palm larvae), among many others." - Liliana López Sorzano