By Brujula Digital: Three Bolivian restaurants are among the top 30 in Latin America The restaurants are Gustu, Phayawi (both in La Paz), and Nativa (Sucre), according to a list by National Geographic. A dish prepared at Gustu. Photo: Gustu A recent list of the 30 best restaurants in Latin America, published by National Geographic,…
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Does peanuts originate from Bolivia? | ¿El maní tiene origen boliviano?
Vision 360: An expert claims that “all peanuts, from all over the world,” come from a cross “between two wild species of Bolivian peanuts”. A referential image. Photo: Infobae / Cocina fácil An investigator from the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Sergio Svistoonoff, stated in a conference that peanuts “from all over the…
From chairo to ají: all the flavors of Bolivia just a boil away | Del chairo al ají: todo el sabor de Bolivia a un hervor de distancia
By Jorge Soruco, Vision 360: For less than a decade, all you need is a pot of boiling water to enjoy traditional dishes like lawas and chupes. Three national dishes produced in Bolivia. Photo: Paulo Lizárraga / visión360 Chairo is one of the most representative soups of the country. Hearty and hot, it’s ideal for…
Food in Potosi | 1830 | Comida en Potosí
The following piece is from “Proyecto Tuja” (Facebook), the link at the end is from the orignal book by Edmond Temple: “Magnificent observer, the Englishman Edmond Temple (Knight of the Royal Order of Carlos II) left for posterity a chronicle of his passage through Potosí in 1830. We extract some fragments from the book and…
Next dining destination | Próximo destino gastronómico
By Joe Yogerst, CNN: Why this is Latin America’s next dining destination Anticucho (beef heart brochette) with pinta boca potatoes and aji cream with peanuts at Ancestral in La Paz. Courtesy Patricio Crooker and Christian Gutierrez. CNN — Bolivia doesn’t seem like an obvious foodie destination. But the big, landlocked South American country is making waves in the culinary world via top-notch…
Bolivia: Among the 100 best cuisines in the world | Entre las 100 mejores cocinas del mundo
Lourdes Molina Rea, El Deber: Bolivia is among the 100 best cuisines in the world, according to Taste Atlas It is ranked 60th and has more than 50 recommended dishes According to the Taste Atlas portal (online experiential travel guide for traditional food), Bolivia has one of the 100 best cuisines in the world. In…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 