Nicholas Gill reports for The Guardian: Bolivian national park serving up sustainable ingredients for fine dining Chefs among travelers proving there is demand for produce from Madidi – and helping communities understand commercial potential of their flora and fauna. Deep in Bolivia’s Madidi national park, Kamilla Seidler – the head chef of the Gustu restaurant…
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How tall Bolivians became over the last 100 years
Excerpts from “Dutch men and Latvian women tallest in world according to 100-year height study” by Kate Wighton, that pertain to Bolivia, follow: The research, led by scientists from Imperial College London and using data from most countries in the world, tracked height among young adult men and women…
Melting Pot and Manq’a Bolivia proves it can be done!
Melting Pot Bolivia reports: Learning to cook together for a better world” The MANQ’A Project (Aymara word meaning “food”), is an initiative of Melting Pot Bolivia created with the aim of improving the quality of life of the community in El Alto within the principles of gender equity, multiculturalism and food sovereignty. The MANQ’A project…
Homestays and rural ways: Flora Baker savours Bolivia – in pictures
Flora Baker for The Guardian: The food and colours of working life in the Andean foothills are captured in these images snapped while undertaking voluntary work. I’m a travel writer from London who spent 18 months volunteering in South America. In Bolivia, I volunteered at a rural library project in the village of Morado K’asa,…
In wake of WHO report, Bolivia touts llama as healthy alternative to beef
FP – JIJI reports for The Japan Times: In wake of WHO report, Bolivia touts llama as healthy alternative to beef AFP-JIJI TURCO, BOLIVIA – Danish chef Kamilla Seidler is carefully preparing steak tartare at Gustu, an upscale restaurant in the Bolivian capital of La Paz. But instead of the usual beef, she is making…
The Hirshon Bolivian Saltena
From the Food Dictator : Citizens, today we scale the magnificent Andes mountains to bring you a favorite recipe of the proud country of Bolivia! Bolivia, officially known as the Plurinational State of Bolivia (Spanish: Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia), is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. It is bordered to the north and…
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