Porotos con rienda

Porotos con rienda is a traditional dish that is usually prepared during the colder winter months. This hearty stew is made with spaghetti noodles, beans, pumpkin, garlic, onions, and paprika powder or smoked chili pepper, and some people add sausages for a heartier meal. The name of the dish means beans with reins, referring to spaghetti's resemblance to horse reins. It also references the original preparation method of porotos con rienda, which used stripes of pork skin instead of today's pasta. As time went on and the dish got to urban areas, it was difficult to obtain pork skin stripes, so people started to use noodles instead.