Greetings dear Steemians.
The theme proposed for this week by @aaronli is food.

Food fulfills so many roles in our life, in addition to satisfying a physiological need such as hunger, providing the nutrients that the organism needs for growth and development, perpetuating the species and keeping its function in good condition, there are other very important roles in the psychosocial aspect Food is an important character when it comes to socializing. When we attend a work meeting, celebrations, special dates, meeting with friends etc. The food shines for its presence, the choice of these foods is very linked to our cultural traditions and customs.

Today I want to share one of the cultural traditions related to the typical dishes of my city Florence, in Colombia.

During the summer and on weekends it is very usual to go for a walk to the river. It is customary to prepare food on the beach, under a tree with a wood stove to make a typical dish such as sancocho, or a charcoal barbecue. My region is essentially livestock and as such is very carnivorous. This time I will talk about the barbecue. Since this weekend we share with family the celebration of the birthdays of my sister and the three musketeers: my son, brother and nephew. We decided to do it outdoors, around the river.

The meat can be white or red, traditionally beef is always present, although it is common to make a mixture of several types of meat. The meat is marinated the previous day with a varied mixture of natural condiments such as onion, garlic, peppers, cilantro, etc. This time we had a roast of beef and pork; the young people who are so fond of sausages, added sausages to the barbecue to go biting to the sound of the talk and the play.

The companions of the meat, preferably are the potato and the yucca, cooked. The ripe roasted banana is also a frequent companion and desired for its tasty sweetness. All these foods are very rich in starches.

The ripe banana is roasted with the skin to protect it from burns, avoid the loss of liquid and concentrate its flavor. The shell is removed once it is ready to serve. I love this ripe banana and my mom is an expert in roasting them.

¡Mr. guacamole can not miss this typical dish! It can have slight variations according to the taste of each one. It basically contains avocado, onion, cilantro, salt, lemon and tomato. Some people add other ingredients such as hot pepper and chopped boiled egg. I prefer the first version. To tell you the truth, what I love most about this dish is avocado. I could eat an entire avocado!

Here we can appreciate the complete dish, it also has cooked rice, although not all times it is served with rice; the starches of cassava and plantains are enough. On this occasion it was added because there was an army of young people and teenagers, apparently with a lot of appetite.

¡The dessert can not miss in the celebration of a birthday! Usual the famous cake. We buy this delicacy in a cake shop, it is chocolate flavored with dulce de milk or arequipe. Also savored together with a glass of red wine.

Enough food for today, and to finish this story, ¿Does anyone know another food function? There are many more. This photo, for example, reminds me that women often wear it on their anti-skinning facials. Here we can observe my three birthday musketeers; they had a special cake, decorated with motifs from their favorite soccer team; I think they found another way to enjoy the pastry cream.

Photos and text of my authorship.

Camera: Canon Power Short SX 400 ISS.

Happy day.