Typical food.

There are many typical meal in cali but show typical 3 meals if you go to cali you should stop eating.

1. Cholao

The cholado, popularly known as "cholao" is a topical fruit salad department of Valle del Cauca (Colombia). With a base of shaved ice, fruit, syrups of different flavors and condensed milk are added. Among the fruits used they are: banana, green apple, kiwi, strawberry, coconut, papaya, pineapple.

He is originally from the town of Jamundi vallecaucano where calculi usually eaten in days. They are attributed properties to improve the hangover (hangover) after drinking too much alcohol. In Jamundí there cholado Park where there are more than twenty positions where traditional breast drink is sold, where tourists tend to eat during the weekends.

2. Lulada.

The lulada is a traditional drink of the cuisine of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

It is prepared with lulo, fruit typical of the region and differs juice lulo because it does not liquefy or strain as their preparation is characterized by the maceration or hash of the pulp of the fruit by hand to mix it with lemon juice and beat it with a grinder before serving with ice and sugar to taste.

Recent changes incorporate nontraditional condensed milk or spirits such as vodka or brandy preparation

It differs from shampoos, another traditional drink that has at lulo among its ingredients, not having corn or spices in its preparation.

Its origin is uncertain or poorly documented. For its refreshing character and ease of preparation is very popular, common in family and feature Cauca Valley region, especially Cali meetings.

3. Champus

 In the Colombian department of Valle del Cauca the valluno champus is thinner, served very cold soda, still very popular in any season, and is one of the traditional drinks of the city of Santiago de Cali and throughout the department. Unlike other countries and regions where the champu is taken as a hot beverage in the Valley it is consumed cold accompanied by pies with chili or the also traditional pandebono and the recipe is defined as a mixture of molasses (honey) brown sugar, corn , naranjilla or lulo, pineapple, cinnamon, cloves and bitter orange leaves.