This past Friday night was the Inauguration service for the national crusades that will take place in the Tarija region in January, 2012. It was a time of celebration and prayer as the leadership team of all the various committees was introduced. Afterwards, in true Baptist tradition :), there was food for anyone who wanted to eat - the cost of it will go towards the cost of the crusades . I had my first experience with the very traditional Tarija dish, "Rranga". There were vegetables in the meat sauce of...the only words I can think of are: cow belly. At least that is how it was literally explained to me. Apparently there was another type of meat involved but I still haven't figured out what it was (and that's probably a good thing). The taste was good although I fully admit that I didn't really care for...well, I guess I would say the "chewiness" of it :)
Everyone was watching me eat it because they knew it was my first time. Nothing like being on display! So, up to this point, I've experienced two Tarija dishes: saice which is another meat dish that makes my face go red as a tomato from the spiciness (thanks to my scottish, english, and irish ancestry) and now Rranga. Pretty much no matter what, everyone laughs when I eat anything new. Part of the laughter comes from the fact that I rarely eat meat in a meat-obsessed region and there are quite a few people here who know that :)
Oh well...it's all good :)
'till next time,
rebecca
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