The cuisine of Gualaceo is considered one of the most varied and delicious in Azuay. In the Carmen de Bullcay, km. 11 of the route to Cuenca unfolds a chain of grills. The grilled chickens are the main exquisite and fascinating offer of typical food flavor, culinary heritage of the Incas.
The rustic restaurants are located on the sides of the main road, in the open air, in a kind of gastronomic fair. The aroma and the chickens strung on sticks, turning on the reddish coal attract those who pass through this reverdeciente tourist valley.
Other dishes with good demand are the pig to the barbosa, mote married, potatoes with leather, broth of Creole chicken, chicken ayampaco … The latter is prepared with selected fillets that are poured into a leaf of bijao (plant similar to banana), condiments and spices are added, rolled and roasted for ten minutes. Exquisite
