Bolivia
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Salteñas
The juicy empanada of the Altiplano: salteñas — baked pastries filled with a sweet-spicy, gelatin-rich stew of beef or chicken, potatoes, peas, olives and raisins — eaten mid-morning with a spoon's respect for the juice.…
Pique Macho
The macho pile: pique macho — a mountain of beef strips, sausages, fries, onions, tomatoes, locoto chiles and boiled eggs with mustard and mayonnaise — Cochabamba's legendary sharing platter. Ingredients: beef, sausages…
Quinoa Soup (Bolivian)
The ancestral grain soup: sopa de quinua — quinoa simmered with beef or llama, vegetables and potatoes in the Altiplano's daily broth — plus chairo (the chuño freeze-dried potato soup) as its winter twin. Ingredients: qu…
Sándwich de Chola
The pork sandwich of La Paz: chola sandwich (sándwich de chola) — roast pork leg sliced into a crusty sarnita roll with escabeche onions, tomatoes and llajwa — named for the cholas paceñas who sell them. Ingredients: por…
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