These cheese empanadas are perfect as snacks or appetizer. Savory and with a hint of sweetness from the icing sugar.
Asaditos are crispy fritters made with ground beef and shredded cassava. A quick snack, they are a popular Bolivian street food in the eastern part of the country.
Peanut soup is a very special dish for Bolivians. Very easy to vary with different ingredients and full of flavor.
Bolivian Picana is a traditional Christmas Eve soup, it is served for Nochebuena dinner. This soup is rich with vegetables, chicken, beef, beer, wine and seasonings and cooked slowly over several hours.
A wonderful salsa from Bolivia
Bolivian Food Traditions and Recipes that we developed after our time of living in Bolivia. The food and culture are very diverse usually very spicy.
To sample Bolivian cooking, we recently made these delicious empanadas, a treat remembered from my time in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Ajiaco is a brothy soup known all over South America, but prepared in different ways that are specific to each country. Bolivians and Peruvians, for example,
Bolivian Food Traditions and Recipes that we developed after our time of living in Bolivia. The food and culture are very diverse usually very spicy.
Bolivian salteñas are baked empanadas with a sweet and buttery crust and a juicy chicken filling or jigote with potatoes, chili peppers, raisins, and olives.
Cocadas are a typical coconut candy or cookie that is served in Mexico, Brazil and over much of Latin America. They are oven baked but are served at room temperature to obtain their chewy and soft texture. Made with egg and shredded coconut, cocadas come in a variety of colors due to the modern use of food coloring, but the traditional ones are golden brown. They are often garnished with almonds, either whole or chopped. There are hundreds of recipes for cocadas which range in texture from the typical hard, very sweet balls to those which are almost the texture of flan. Other fruit, often dried, can be added to the cocadas to create variety. Cocadas are mentioned as early as 1878 in Peru. This is a Bolivian version, from the website BoliviaWeb. In Colombia, cocadas are sold on the streets, and particularly on the beaches, by women who carry them on large aluminum trays
Bolivian Food Traditions and Recipes that we developed after our time of living in Bolivia. The food and culture are very diverse usually very spicy.
Bolivian asaditos are patties or burgers made with beef and shredded cassava.
Llajua or llajwa, a fresh Bolivian spicy sauce. Great with hamburgers, soups or hot dogs.
Bolivian food is one of Latin America's most hearty cuisines. It's full of herbs and spices, fresh produce, and unique recipes from different altitudes.
Bolivian Food Traditions and Recipes that we developed after our time of living in Bolivia. The food and culture are very diverse usually very spicy.
Bolivia is a vast country with varied climates, and consequently it offers a huge range of natural products. These include hundreds of varieties of
Little cheesy gems. Cuñapés are made with cassava starch and lots of cheese. The crust is firm and the center chewy. A Bolivian delicacy for any afternoon tea.
Bolivian Food Traditions and Recipes that we developed after our time of living in Bolivia. The food and culture are very diverse usually very spicy.
Bolivian Food Traditions and Recipes that we developed after our time of living in Bolivia. The food and culture are very diverse usually very spicy.
Bolivian Buñuelos are spongy fritters or donuts served with molasses.
Sonso is a cheesy Bolivian pancake made with yuca or cassava. Sonso is enjoyed with a cup of coffee in many Bolivian houses.
Bolivian salteñas are baked empanadas with a sweet and buttery crust and a juicy chicken filling or jigote with potatoes, chili peppers, raisins, and olives.
A light and refreshing sorbet
Bolivian food is one of Latin America's most hearty cuisines. It's full of herbs and spices, fresh produce, and unique recipes from different altitudes.
These Bolivian rolls or pan casero, are found in all the small neighborhood stores throughout the country. Today's varieties have a sweet crust and a cheesy crust.
Bolivian salteñas are baked empanadas with a sweet and buttery crust and a juicy chicken filling or jigote with potatoes, chili peppers, raisins, and olives.
Majadito is a delicious chicken and rice dish. Serve it with a fried egg and some plantains.
Delicious crumbly bread. Cheesy and a little bit spicy. Serve with a cup of coffee.
Cuñapé Traveling around Bolivia in a bus can be very exciting when you are a kid, especially when the bus stops at a checkpoint and tons of ladies start offering different street food to the bus p…
A food and recipe blog featuring familiar dishes that have a different delicious twist. Some are healthy and some just taste too good to be healthy!
Bolivian Food Traditions and Recipes that we developed after our time of living in Bolivia. The food and culture are very diverse usually very spicy.
Rarely anyone talks about traditional Bolivian food. But this country has a lot of dishes to offer. Find out about the best food in Bolivia!
This Bolivian chicharron recipe is made with seasoned cubed pork and cooked very slowly. It is then fried in its own rendered fat for crispiness.
Bolivian Buñuelos are spongy fritters or donuts served with molasses.
Silpancho Every Friday after sunset, a house on my block would bring a bare lightbuld to hang outside of their door and a sign that said silpancho made out of a flattened lard can. When I was very…
Llajwa de Mani (Bolivian peanut sauce) I love llajwas in Bolivia and this peanut sauce is one of my favorites, it goes really well with potatoes, yuca and anticuchos (grilled cow heart-meat on skew…
Bolivian Food Traditions and Recipes that we developed after our time of living in Bolivia. The food and culture are very diverse usually very spicy.
Api morado is a thick purple corn drink, traditionally served at breakfast, and flavored with sugar and cinnamon. It is usually served with cheese empanadas or bunuelos.
