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Lechona Rovira Tolima Colombia

Luis Alberto the father of the Colombian family I stayed with, cooked lanchona and is very popular in the Tolima Department in central Colombia. 

Lachona It consists of pork stuffed, yellow peas, green onion, yellow rice, and spices cooked in an outdoor, brick oven for about ten hours.

Luis Alberto Preparing the skin 

Covering inside the skin with corn and spices 

Adding the pork

Adding more corn 

Stitching up the pig

Ready for the oven

Taking out of the oven after 9 hours cooking 

Lechona Rovira Tolima Colombia
Dishing up

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