Colombia Reports

I have always been a fan of lemonade - it brings back memories of hot summer picnics, July 4 barbeques, and glossy pictures from my mom’s "Southern Living" magazines. But since arriving in Colombia, lemonade has become dead to me. Now, I have found something even better - even more refreshing, even icier! If you have not yet experienced Colombia’s guarapo, then now’s the time.

When friends back home ask me how the food is in Colombia there has never been hesitation in replying -- fabulous. Arepas de choclo con queso are a case in point.

A New York-based Italian chef is inspired by Colombian cuisine and wants to bring some of the nation's flavors and recipes home to his restaurants.

Colombia's 5th annual National Gastronomy Competition chooses the Misak May team from Cauca and Minka group of La Guajira as the winners of the 2011 awards, reports the Ministry of Culture.

Consumer Reports expert coffee taste tester judges brew more than 1,000 cups of coffee, and find two new Colombian coffee champions.

A new study shows that Medellin residents primarily rely on rice and arepas, a form of corn bread for their daily nutrition.

Cali's first "Gastronomical Museum" exhibit, which opened Tuesday, will serve as a space for visitors to learn about the development of Colombian cuisine, from the pre-Columbian era to the present.

A diplomatic association, headed by the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia's wife, will hold an international food festival on June 12 near Bogota to raise money for the country's poorest citizens.