Casa América

"La depensa Ecuatoriana" stocks all the staples, from a half-dozen bins of assorted grains to a freezer-shelf of the infamous guinea pig called cuy.

It's especially crowded before Easter, when a line of folks looking for fanesca fixin's stretches out onto the sidewalk. I've never ventured the cuy (still huddled in the freezer case, though the more whimsical signs have vanished), but I've sampled any number of snacks, as well as this flaxseed drink (16 fl. oz.; $1.99), a U.S. product despite the De Los Andes brand. Tastes like prune with a little apricot; thin-bodied, with a well-lubricated mouthfeel.

Casa América
102-08 Roosevelt Ave., Corona, Queens
718-426-5920

Comments

[Eric]

I miss cuy! Let's get a group together to try it here in NYC ;-)