Llapingachos, below left, from Mi Patria offers grilled potato patties stuffed with cheese, topped with warm peanut sauce. A spicy pea and onion-studded salsa verde was an option on request. I liked this dish in particular for its homey qualities. The yellow tinged potato patties had a denser texture than mashed and tasted quite buttery. The peanut sauce was exceptionally savory: I'd love to have the recipe.
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Atkilt, above right, a mix of cabbage, carrots, green beans, and green pepper, in curry spice from the Ethiopian Association of Iowa is a straight forward dish, served atop white rice. Solid curry flavor and a very filling dish.
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A beef bocodillo from Andalusia takes "pressed Arabic bread" as they call it though I'm pretty sure its a tortilla, and fill it with flavored ground beef, onion, and garlic. It was tasty enough but not quite what one would expect for a bocodillo.
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The De Luxe crΓͺpe from CrΓͺpes de Luxe CafΓ© of Iowa City is simply flavored with orange liqueur, butter, and sugar, but the end result is delicate and delicious. Serving it in a paper sleeve is a stroke of whimsy that makes it easy to transport. I must visit them the next opportunity I can get for a cheap Megabus eastward.
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