Bolivia
39 dishes.
AnticuchoBeef-heart skewers with potato and spicy peanut sauce, night grills
Api con pastelHot purple-corn drink with fried cheese pastry, market morning
ChairoLa Paz soup of chuño, lamb, wheat and vegetablescharcuterie & curedCharqueSalted sun-dried llama or beef, pounded and fried into charquekanwine & spiritChicha cochabambinaFermented maize beer drunk from a bowl at roadside chicherias
Chicharrón de cerdoPork crisped in its own fat with chicha, served with motecharcuterie & curedChorizo chuquisaqueñoSpiced pork sausage fried and served in bread with pickled vegetables
ChuflaySingani lengthened with ginger ale and lime over ice
ChuñoFreeze-dried potatoes, black or white, rehydrated into soups and stews
CuñapéCheese-and-yuca buns from the Santa Cruz lowlands
FricaséSpicy paceño pork stew with hominy, famed hangover remedy
Helado de canelaCinnamon water ice churned in metal pans, sold in wafer cones
HumintasFresh corn dough with cheese steamed in husks
K’ala phurkaThick maize soup served with a fire-heated volcanic stone dropped in
LlajwaFiery tomato-locoto salsa ground on stone, on every table
Llauchas paceñasBaked cheese pastry with a runny filling, eaten in the morning
MajaditoSanta Cruz rice with shredded charque, fried plantain and egg
Marraqueta paceñaCrusty twin roll of La Paz, eaten hot with cheese or api
MasacoFried plantain or cassava pounded with charque or cheese
Mate de cocaInfusion of whole coca leaves drunk hot against altitude sickness
MocochinchiChilled cinnamon-spiced drink of rehydrated dried peaches
Picante de polloChicken in fiery red ají sauce with chuño and rice
Pique machoBeef chunks and sausage over fries with chilies and egg, Cochabamba
PukacapasRound baked pie of cheese with red locoto chilli, eaten hot
Ranga rangaBeef tripe stewed with potato, tomato and yellow aji
Sajta de polloChicken in yellow aji sauce with chuño, potato and onion salad
SalteñaBaked juicy empanada of stewed meat in sweet-spicy gravy; mid-morning ritual
Sándwich de cholaCrusty marraqueta filled with roast pork, pickled onion and hot llajwa
SilpanchoThin breaded beef over rice and potatoes with fried egg, Cochabamba
SinganiAromatic brandy distilled from high-altitude Muscat of Alexandria grapes
SomóThick cold drink of boiled cracked maize with cinnamon and cloves
Sopa de maníCreamy peanut soup topped with shoestring fries
SucumbéHot milk beaten with egg, cinnamon and singani, drunk at Christmas
Té con téStrong black tea laced with singani, sugar and lemon, drunk hot
TojoríHot maize porridge drink with cinnamon, sold at dawn in winter
Trucha del TiticacaLake trout fried or grilled, served with chuño and mote at the shore-
Api con pastel
Hot purple-corn drink with fried cheese pastry, market morning. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1 hour 15 minutes cooking.…
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Anticucho
Beef-heart skewers with potato and spicy peanut sauce, night grills. Ready in 30 min prep and 15 min cooking. 4…
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Chairo
La Paz soup of chuño, lamb, wheat and vegetables. Ready in 40 min prep and 2 hr 30 min cooking.…
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Charque
Salted sun-dried llama or beef, pounded and fried into charquekan. A charcuterie & cured recipe from Bolivia.
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Chicharrón de cerdo
Pork crisped in its own fat with chicha, served with mote. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 2 hours cooking.…
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Chicha cochabambina
Fermented maize beer drunk from a bowl at roadside chicherias. A wine & spirit recipe from Bolivia.
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Chorizo chuquisaqueño
Spiced pork sausage fried and served in bread with pickled vegetables. A charcuterie & cured recipe from Bolivia.
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Chuño
Freeze-dried potatoes, black or white, rehydrated into soups and stews. Ready in overnight soaking prep and 50 min cooking. 6…
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Chuflay
Singani lengthened with ginger ale and lime over ice. 3 min to prepare. 1 drink. A cocktail recipe from Bolivia.
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Cuñapé
Cheese-and-yuca buns from the Santa Cruz lowlands. Ready in 25 min prep and 18 min cooking. 24 buns. A bread…