This thick, creamy stew features 12 "grains" to represent the Twelve Apostles and cod to denote Jesus. It takes days and many hands to prepare, a... In Latin America, Lent is full of elaborate ...

It’s many things to Ecuadorans: a social event, a culinary treat, a religious and historical tradition that is prepared at home for family and friends during Holy Week. It’s called fanesca, and it’s a ...

For Ecuadoreans, fanesca, a labor-intensive soup served just during the lead-up to Easter, is a staple of Holy Week festivities. By Christina Morales More than 40 years ago, a statue of the Virgin of ...

Robert Sietsema is the former Eater NY senior critic with more than 35 years of experience covering dining in New York City. The last week of Lent in the run-up to Easter Sunday is known as Holy Week.

In Latin America, Lent is full of elaborate Catholic rituals, from palm weavings and sawdust carpets to processions of robed penitents. But only in Ecuador will you find fanesca, the equally elaborate ...

The Mercure Alameda Hotel in Quito, Ecuador, makes a hearty soup that regularly appears among the 12 winners of the city's annual fanesca competition. In Latin America, Lent is full of elaborate ...