This Easter, Pagina Siete had the great idea to describe Bolivian food of this important event in Catholic lives: THE CATHOLIC MENU PROHIBITS RED MEAT CONSUMPTION Seven traditional dishes for Easter The Easter menu has peculiarities in each region. Although tradition dictates that there should be 12, seven dishes are prepared on Good Friday. Although…
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A Bolivian myth: Could an angry person prepare a spicier llajua?
Bolivian hot spice is known as llajwa or llajua, we used in most our foods, it is like the ketchup for some Americans, who eat it with all their food… Alejandra Pau reports for Pagina Siete: Could an angry person prepare a spicier llajua? A group of students from the Escuela Hotelera [Hotel School] in…
Bolivian cuisine 101: Majadito recipe, ideal for rainy days
Pagina Siete reports: Majadito recipe, ideal for rainy days The majadito is a dish that originates in eastern Bolivia. The name of the dish refers to the battered flesh, in Bolivia we call “majau” or “crushed”. This dish is prepared from rice with jerky (dehydrated meat, beaten into a wooden mortar: Tacú), fried eggs and…
Bolivian cuisine 101: Locro de gallina [hen soup]
This delicious and very typical Bolivian soup was provided by: Now it’s easy to cook, Contacto Boliviano helps with the menu for the day: Locro de gallina [hen soup] Ingredients 1 large chicken 1/2 cup rice 1/2 Kilo cassava 6 Eggs 4 Green plantains 1 onion, 1 tomato, 1 clove garlic, paprika. Dye (Ururú) or…
Bolivian cuisine on top of South America’s best restaurants!
El Dia reports from: Study Gustu and Garden of Asia, chosen by Como Sur Como Sur portal, which provides information about the cuisine of South America, released the results of its awards “The Best Of 2014 Como Sur Awards”. There were two categories: at South America and country level, both were awarded to…
Finally stable and opening up to the world.
The New York times has just published: And OUR beautiful Bolivia has been ranked 8th!!! Finally stable and opening up to the world. Bolivia’s days of relentless transportation strikes and roadblocks are mostly behind it. And travelers who try out the now tourism-friendly infrastructure will be rewarded with new attractions once they arrive. Claus Meyer’s…
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