15 September: Darwin reaches the Galápagos, and a bowl of Caldo de Bolas de Verde
HMS Beagle reached the Galápagos on 15 September 1835, with a young Charles Darwin on board. The islands belong to Ecuador, so today goes to caldo de bolas from Ecuador's coast: plantain dumplings in beef broth, cooked beside the same Pacific the Beagle was crossing.
Soup of the day
Caldo de Bolas de Verde
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Caldo de bolas is a filling beef soup from coastal Ecuador. Green plantains are boiled and mashed with achiote oil and a little peanut paste, then shaped around a filling of minced beef, egg, raisins, olives and peas into large balls.
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HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin on board, reaches the Galápagos Islands.
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