As the other regions in Colombia, the pacific region also has a variety of dishes and flavours. Along the beach, the fish and shrimp ceviche are the popular meals. In the Colonial city of Popayan the carantanta (a local version of tortilla soup with locally-grown potatoes) and empanadas de pipian are the most traditional dishes.
In the Nariño, the hervido (a drink made of acid fruits and anise flavoured liquor) and roosted cuy (a mild tasting guinea pig) are very common. And in Cali the sancochos (type of soup) and atollados(a type of risotto), lulada, aborrajados(ripe sweet plantain).
