The poor man’s platter or “lomo a lo pobre”

 So after several days of thumbing my way across Chile’ and southern Peru, and subsisting on a diet of coffee, mate’,cigars, and coca leaves I decided to treat myself to a decent meal. I found a nice quiet restaurant and ordered a poor man’s platter or “lomo a lo pobre” as the locals call it.

It’s a gut buster Mix of rice topped with a fried egg, fried taters, toast, fried bananas, and a beef steak smothered in grilled onions and ‘maters.  Washed down with a glass of water and a large coffee its slap yo mamma good. Costs about 5 bucks. This meal contains a shit load of starch and fat but gives you an amazing energy rush and shoots your body temperature up muy  rapido. It’s the perfect meal for a pimp on the go, and a limited budget. After dining in Regal splendor, I ordered a fried ‘nanner sammich and a large bottle of water to go. I paid for my purchases, stuck a wad of coca leaves in my gob, then lit a shuck for the highway, its a long way to Iquitos. No time to tarry.

See you on the trail,

T-dawg