We had an amazing meal last night - by far the best meal in Colombia so far, and possibly the best burrito I've ever had - in a restaurant that just started up a couple of weeks ago.
The name of the restaurant is Sol y Sazon ("Sun and Flavour"). The owner/chef had only a few items on the menu as he's still testing it out, so we didn't really choose our meal, he just told us what he was cooking that night. Luckily, it all sounded amazing.
To start, the three of us shared a grilled potato, capsicum and spinach salad with a delicious lemony peppery dressing. I couldn't help dipping my fingers in to wipe up the excess dressing, which was more like a thin sauce, before the plate was taken away. For our main we each had a burrito. Claire's was a chicken burrito with a mango sauce and Stacey and I each had a spinach, feta, peanut and roasted vegetable burrito. It was small and perfectly put together, with everything made from scratch including the tortilla, which was thin, almost like a crepe, and melted in my mouth. It so delicious that I savoured it and I enjoyed every mouthful.
There was also a glass of freshly squeezed mora juie (like blackberry juice). You always have fresh juice with meals here, and Colombians do fresh juice really well. To finish we were given some sweet banana, on the house.
All up the meal cost us the same or less than other meals we've had locally, and was by far superior. There was so much care and love put into each course and every ingredient was chosen with care and complimented the rest perfectly. Our host came out after each plate was brought out to ask us what we thought of the food. Honestly, I wanted to marry this guy just so he could cook for me. It was like going to dinner at your friend's house, if your friend was a Colombian gourmet chef.
You can view Sol y Sazon on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Santa-Marta-Colombia/SOL-SAZON/137219238761?v=info
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