One of the most famous places for seafood in Ecuador is Puerto Jeli in the El Oro province on the coast of Ecuador. It's home to one of the last mangroves in Ecuador. It has fantastic shrimp and crab too.

So if you think ceviche in Peru is fantastic, it's probably Ecuadorian seafood. There are a number of restaurants out here, but we chose a Picanteria Riberas del Pacifico. This is a family owned restaurant, over 40 years. It is known to have some of the most traditional, Ecuadorian seafood dishes.

First thing I wanted to try are the black concha or black clam. Don’t be afraid of the encebollado. Pickled red onion is fantastic.

Ecuadorian seafood soup or chowder is called parihuela. And it is kind of everything that you can get in the mangrove area: shrimp, black clam, crab, calamari, fish.

The marejada special. High tide. There are five different Ecuadorian seafood dishes on one plate.
Peruvian ceviche is not cooked, it’s actually “cooked” in the lime juice. Whereas Ecuadorian ceviche is usually like quick blanched first, and then marinated. So, if you're uneasy about eating ceviche for the first time, Ecuadorian ceviche is kind of like a safe bet. Because it's always going to be cooked all the way through.

Ecuadorian black clam ceviche. So instead the sweet corn, we now have the tostado so that is toasted corn. You also have it marinated in some of the clam juice. But of course you've got red onion, tomato.

And a classic shrimp ceviche from Ecuador. So, in this case, it would be cooked for a minute quickly. And then actually it's put into the marinade where it's continued to be “cooked” by the lime juice.

Chicharrón is just simply deep fried goodness. If you are worried about eating seafood in another country, this is the first place to start. Deep fried seafood.

Last up is the arroz marinero, which is basically seafood rice. So it is cooked with some seafood in a seafood broth. And it’s just like a tasty side. It's a great seafood rice. It’s a great side. Ecuadorians love rice, which was originally brought to South America by the Japanese and the Chinese.

Puerto Jeli is four hours from Cuenca. From here, you could go to the coast and it's just a really great place. Also, if you want to buy seafood, you know it's 100% fresh.

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00:00 Puerto Jeli El Oro Ecuador
02:06 Black Clams in Ecuador
03:22 Parihuela Ecuadorian Seafood Soup
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