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Many moons ago, I spent a good amount of time in various areas of Colombia with my ex-husband. I was already familiar with most of the food, but the eating style was incredible to me, as an American girl.
Breakfast was usually light. Arepa, which is like a bland white corn dough with cafe con leche, a sweet but strong coffee.
Lunch was like a national event. Everything (businesses, stores, attorneys etc) closed from Noon until 3 PM (It may have been later, as little tippler experienced in Spain, but I can't recall. I only remember it was at least 3 hours.) Even the lower class have maids and a huge lunch was prepared. We'd have a sobrebarriga or heavy but extremely tasty meat dish with potatoes and rice with beans (yes, multiple starches at one meal!). After this leisurely hour or two of eating, you were expected to siesta. Most homes also have extra rooms for this purpose. That was crazy to me at the time, but I understand some European countries do this as well.
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