EFE, Los Tiempos: Gastronomy. Alligator meat beats hamburgers in Bolivia Bolivia, a country whose attachment to culinary tradition made McDonald’s leave, has, however, adopted the consumption of alligator thanks to Marsia Taha, best revelation chef in Latin America 2021 and involved in projects that help the country’s indigenous communities. In addition to having put La…
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Corn | Maiz
Cristóbal Corso Cruz, El Potosi: Corn culture The blessed grain in gastronomy in the valleys of Chichas. When setting foot on the new lands, the Spaniards found corn and potatoes as the basis of the indigenous diet. By identifying corn with the ancient and current life of the indigenous inhabitant, the success of having called…
Hot sauce – Llajua
EFE, Página Siete: “LlaqwART 2022” presents the six best llajuas in the country Olga Rojas from La Paz won first place in “fresh” and Saida Vargas from Beni in the “dry” category. A festival brought together this Sunday the best in the country in making llajua, the emblematic hot sauce that traditionally accompanies Bolivian meals…
Volcanic soup – K’alapurka
Ryan Cashman, TastingTable: Volcanic Rocks Are The Key To This Traditional Bolivian Soup Many of us may be familiar with the European folktale of “Stone Soup.” According to William Rubel, in an essay written for Stone Soup Magazine, the origins of this folktale — in which a clever man outwits those around him who are…
Bolivian cuisine: ‘Uchuku aiquileño’
Nicole Wille Arzabe, El Deber: Cómo se prepara el ‘Uchuku aiquileño’ Es un plato fácil de preparar Ingredientes ½ kilo de pato, ½ kilo lengua de res, ½ kilo pollo criollo, ½ kilo de chuño, ½ taza de harina, 1 diente de ajo, 1 taza arroz, huevo duro para decorar, 4 papas imillas blancas, ½…
Bolivian cuisine 101: Picante de pollo; Saice; Pique macho
El Deber: Bolivianísimo: recipes with the heart The national holidays are approaching and if we Bolivians are proud of something, it is our food, today we share several typical recipes from different regions of the country. If we try to describe everything related to food that Bolivia has to offer, we definitely fall short of…
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