Changua
Bogota breakfast soup of milk and water with poached eggs, scallions, and stale bread.
Why It Works
Poaching eggs directly in the warm milk-water broth gently sets the whites while keeping yolks runny; the stale bread absorbs the milky broth and softens into dumplings.
Key Ingredients
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