Savory Salteñas Are the Comforting Bolivian Snack D.C. Needs Right Now

Laura Hayes reports for Washington City Paper: Saya Salteña from Maria Iturralde launched earlier this month, offering pick-up and delivery. There are consequences to mistaking a salteña for an empanada. The signature Bolivian snack resembles an empanada with its crimped edges, but if executed properly, the pastry should serve as a pocket for a savory…

WHERE TO GO ON HOLIDAY IN APRIL? BOLIVIA OF COURSE!

Estella Shardlow reports for the Independent, excerpts pertaining Bolivia follow: Looking for an Easter break? There’s still some snow time to be enjoyed in the Alps, just as European city breaks are warming up. Or discover under-the-radar spots in South American and the Far East, which unfurl their most impressive scenery this month.  The Independent’s…

Metro bakery features family passion and Bolivian tradition

Matt Pearl, Liza Lucas report for 11 Alive: Enjoy Bolivian empanadas, cakes and pastries from Sweet Rossy BROOKHAVEN, Ga. — It was a love of baking between mother and daughter that inspired the creation of Sweet Rossy Bolivian Bakery. “My idea is that my family – my son and daughters – can keep these recipes and don’t…

Bolivian food reflects our mestizo roots!

Alejandra Pau reports for Pagina Siete: Bolivian food tastes like miscegenation in an anthology book Researcher Beatriz Rossells traces the history of gastronomy. Rescue native products and culinary traditions to explain their current reinvention. The researcher and historian Beatriz Rossells during the interview. That attempt of the Spaniards to disappear the indigenous culture during the…