Los Tiempos: Creative Bolivian Cuisine: Young Chefs Revolutionize Ancestral Flavors in a Bold Competition One of the student cooking groups that won the competition. On Thursday, October 3, the final and award ceremony of the Creative Cooking Contest took place in La Paz, an event aimed at culinary students that sought to reward the most…
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Gustu, Phayawi, Nativa : Among the top 30 in Latin America | Entre los 30 mejores de América Latina
By Brujula Digital: Three Bolivian restaurants are among the top 30 in Latin America The restaurants are Gustu, Phayawi (both in La Paz), and Nativa (Sucre), according to a list by National Geographic. A dish prepared at Gustu. Photo: Gustu A recent list of the 30 best restaurants in Latin America, published by National Geographic,…
From chairo to ají: all the flavors of Bolivia just a boil away | Del chairo al ají: todo el sabor de Bolivia a un hervor de distancia
By Jorge Soruco, Vision 360: For less than a decade, all you need is a pot of boiling water to enjoy traditional dishes like lawas and chupes. Three national dishes produced in Bolivia. Photo: Paulo Lizárraga / visión360 Chairo is one of the most representative soups of the country. Hearty and hot, it’s ideal for…
Food in Potosi | 1830 | Comida en Potosí
The following piece is from “Proyecto Tuja” (Facebook), the link at the end is from the orignal book by Edmond Temple: “Magnificent observer, the Englishman Edmond Temple (Knight of the Royal Order of Carlos II) left for posterity a chronicle of his passage through Potosí in 1830. We extract some fragments from the book and…
Lack of dollars harms tourism | La falta de dólares perjudica al turismo
By Omar Pereyra, Eju.tv: The shortage of dollars slows down the recovery of tourism in Bolivia The president of the Bolivian Chamber of Tourism, Luis Ampuero, considered that the effect of the lack of dollars in the country is “varied” and slows down the recovery that the sector was showing after the devastating years of…
Next dining destination | Próximo destino gastronómico
By Joe Yogerst, CNN: Why this is Latin America’s next dining destination Anticucho (beef heart brochette) with pinta boca potatoes and aji cream with peanuts at Ancestral in La Paz. Courtesy Patricio Crooker and Christian Gutierrez. CNN — Bolivia doesn’t seem like an obvious foodie destination. But the big, landlocked South American country is making waves in the culinary world via top-notch…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 