Tatiana Sanabria reports for Pagina Siete: Chuño and tunta may decrease the level of glucose in the blood Science: a group of Bolivian researchers analyzed resistant starch in 52 samples of potato, chuño [sometimes de ñ does not show, is the n with the – on top, Spanish alphabet] and tunta in two communities of…
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Bolivian Food 101 – A culinary tour of Bolivia: cooking with altitude
I found this excellent article through a friend in FB, superbly written and which I reproduce in its entirety: From Ed Stoker, The Guardian: A culinary tour of Bolivia: cooking with altitude Bolivia is hardly known for its foodie scene but that hasn’t stopped the founder of one of the world’s best restaurants opening an…
2012 in review
Bolivian Thoughts in an Emerging World likes to thank all of you dear and regarded visitors! I hope to see you again this 2013 and that our country shines and leaves behind all the uncertainty, hatred and resentment of those poor demagogue people. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film…
Bolivian food 101: for the end of the year festivities!! two recipes follow…
La Prensa had the great idea of publishing this article that describes two important meals that most Bolivians eat over the holidays!! Just remember the cooking time is set for La Paz, high altitude?… Well, enough said, go ahead and try them on! This food symbolizes prosperity Pork dishes to savor in new year Fricassee…
Bolivians consume 92 kilos of potatoes and one of quinoa, yearly
It is no secret that potatoes appear in most our traditional meals. Like the Dutch, Bolivians prefer potatoes and we should eat more cereals like quinoa… From Pagina Siete: There were 800 maps with agricultural information Bolivians consumed a year 92 kilos of potatoes and one of quinoa FOOD according to the report, the high…
The Food of Bolivia and its history
This interesting article was published by this page [no author’s name appears, only listed as staff; as of 4/21/14 when I was looking after this link, found out is no longer available, however, the description is till valid], it is interesting but I’d say it focuses as if Bolivia is only made of the highlands, please…
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