Glossary F
Fritada refers to fried pork. This Ecuadorian dish is usually served with Llapingachos, as well as Choclo, a corn from Ecuador which is white in color and has bigger kernel than the corn more commonly served in the United States and Europe.
Frittata comes to us from the Italian word "fritta" for "fried." It is made made from beaten eggs into which various ingredients (cooked and chopped vegetables, etc) are thoroughly mixed with cheese before cooking and the complete mixture is then fried slowly over a medium flame in extra virgin olive oil.