Colada morada
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Colada morada is a typical Ecuadorian beverage prepared with black corn flour and fruits such as naranjilla
Naranjilla
Solanum quitoense, known as naranjilla |orange]]") in Ecuador and as lulo in Colombia, is a subtropical perennial plant from northwestern South America. The specific name for this species of nightshade means "from Quito."...

, babaco
Babaco
The Babaco , is a hybrid cultivar in the genus Vasconcellea from Ecuador. It is a hybrid between Vasconcellea cundinamarcensis , and Vasconcellea stipulata The Babaco (Vasconcellea × heilbornii; syn. Carica pentagona), is a hybrid cultivar in the genus Vasconcellea from Ecuador. It is a hybrid...

, pineapple
Pineapple
Pineapple is the common name for a tropical plant and its edible fruit, which is actually a multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. It was given the name pineapple due to its resemblance to a pine cone. The pineapple is by far the most economically important plant in the Bromeliaceae...

, blackberries, strawberries, and blueberries (which give it its color). It is traditionally consumed on November 2, Día de Difuntos, with a type of bread called guaguas de pan.

In indigenous Andean communities, especially in rural areas like Tungurahua Province
Tungurahua Province
Tungurahua is one of the twenty-four provinces of Ecuador. Its capital is Ambato. The province takes its name from the Tungurahua volcano, which is located within the boundaries of the provinces.-Population:...

, it is consumed and offered in the cemetery next to the tomb of deceased relatives as part of the rite of reunion with ancestors.

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