Taste Atlas, a famous culinary guide, has released a list of the 100 best soups in the world and our encebollado is ranked 25th.
It is the Ecuadorian dish with the highest rating, 4.5 stars; followed by the fritada with 4.1 and the fanesca with 3.9. In addition, it is among the top 10 saltwater fish dishes in the world, ranking eighth.
In the description of the dish its usefulness in curing hangovers is mentioned. It is also mentioned that its origin is on the Ecuadorian coast and the fishermen made the soup out of necessity.
The international portal points out the ingredients and the preparation used: “the dish is prepared with fresh tuna meat, cassava root, tomatoes, onions, coriander and various spices. Tomatoes, onions, chili, cilantro and cumin form a spicy mixture and soup base, called sofrito, while pickled onions go on top of or within the encebollado.
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“Everyone eats it in Ecuador, that’s how good it is.”
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In a report prepared by a delivery platform, on March 16, 2023, encebollado was the leader of the most ordered typical dishes through the application. They serve an average of 300,000 food orders per month and 20% corresponds to typical food.
Quito and Guayaquil are the cities where the most orders for this dish are made.
Another good rating for an Ecuadorian appetizer
The only Ecuadorian food that surpasses encebollado, according to the Taste Atlas portal, is the traditional yuca bread , which has a 4.8 rating.
