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…

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…

Have you tasted dried bean: HABA seca (Vicia faba L.)?

Los Tiempos: The Bolivian dried bean market opens in the United Arab Emirates: 20 tons are exported Reference photo | Internet. The Arab Emirates became a new Bolivian export market for dried beans. Producers from a community in Potosí managed to export 20 tons of this product required in Middle Eastern countries. This is the…