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…

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…

Bolivian cuisine

Pagina Siete brings good news, our delicious Bolivian cuisine will undergo re-engineering and the ally is a top-notch renowned international Chef: In the large rooms and high ceilings of the House Goitia, there is a group of 50 young travelers through spaces that some will only play as members of the first generation that promises…