Colombia's Calentado Paisa: A Breakfast Icon

Colombia just scored big on the global food scene with calentado paisa landing at number

16 on the world's best breakfasts list. This isn't your typical morning

meal. It's literally yesterday's leftovers transformed into something incredible. Rice,

beans, and meat get reheated and paired with fried eggs, chorizo,

arepa, cheese, and avocado. The name means heated, because farmers

would save their dinner to avoid waste, then fire it up in the morning for

energy to work the fields. What started as a practical solution became a cultural

icon. Every family has their own version. Some add chicharrón, others throw in