QUITO: Fernanda Ninacuri Quito's party

Origen of the Party :

It is commemoration of the Spanish Foundation of the city of San Francisco of Quito , wich took place on December 6 in 1534 , under the direction of Spanish conqueror Sebastian de Benalcazar on the remains of what was once the second capital of the Inca Empire before these capital of the legendary King of Quito , run by the Quito Faces .Until the 1950 , on december 6 was commemorate with only a possible parade and a civic event in the city and the traditional Solemn Session of the Municipality of Quito .

Quito parties born half acentuary ago . Your calendar celebration took the Spanish founding of Quito in the heart of the old site was tianguez Indian settlement manors the conquered by the Inca invasion.

San Fransisco of Quito

Sebastian de Benalcazar

Typical food

Typical food festivals play a dynamic and extremely important role in how people identify with the fesvites by popular gastronomy .The kitchen of a people or a particular meal, show the different tradicions and anciet customs that are still alive .

Fresh figs

Ingredients :

20 figs , ripe but firma , washed

A pinch of baking

2 lb brown sugar or brown sugar

Cinnamon, cloves and other spices

Optional water

To accompany cheese .

Make a cross shapped cut in the narrowest part of figs .

Place the figs bowl and cover with water , soak them for a day .

Sift the figs and place them in a pot, cover with water ,about 8 cups of water .

Add the pinch of baking soda and then boiling water with figs, cook for 15 or 20 minutes unit soft .

The next day looms water and drain each child .

Put the brown sugar and spices in a pot , add 6 cups of water and cook over low heat until brown sugar is completety dissolved and starts to turn into honey .

Add the figs and cook over low heat until honey thickens , aproximate 2 or 3 hours .

Serve figs hot or cold , served with slices or string cheese or slices of cheese

Canelazo passion fruit

Ingredients

Passion fruit : 8 units

Cinnamon : 2 springs

Brandy :1 cup

Water : 2 litters

sugar : 100g

Preparation

Remove the pulp of passion fruit and beat them with a little water.

Pass through a fine sieve to obtain 250 ml of juce .Put in a saucepan the juice obtained , add the water and cinamon and simmer for 10 minutes .

Add the sugar and stir well until dissolved .

Try and rectify the sweentness if necessary .

At serving time, add the brandy and serve hot.

There are other typical mealson holidays like:

Patatoes locro

Patatoes Locro

Legs broth

Music

One of traditional events that will enhance the Festival Parade is will be in the Coliseo General Rumiñahui on Saturday November 28 Popular Marco Symphony participate Brothers Miño Naranjo ,Chocolate Trio ,Paco Gody Morales , Paulina Tamayo , Margarita Lasso, Gerardo Moran .

Gerado Moran

Brother Miño Naranjo

The samely there will be electronic music at the Alliance Francaise Hince the Marc electronic festival will run from 6 : 00

Durin the festivities and dancing to admite the town bands , and head out see the platforms where dances ,music groups and vaned artistic expresions in many parts of the city are presented.