Bolivian cuisine
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Bolivian cuisine of Bolivian cuisine are corn
, potatoes and beans. These ingredients have been combined with a number of staples brought by the Spanish, such as rice
, wheat
and meat, such as beef, pork and chicken.
known as the salteña, often consumed with more api, coffee, or a soft drink such as a Coca-Cola
or a Papaya Salvietti.
, Bolivians observe an afternoon tea break. Cups of black tea are usually taken with biscuits such as galletas Maria. Often in place of the more common black tea, yerba maté
is drunk.
noodles, often combined with leftovers from almuerzo, or merely the leftovers themselves.
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
, potatoes and beans. These ingredients have been combined with a number of staples brought by the Spanish, such as rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
and meat, such as beef, pork and chicken.
Examples
- AjíAjiAji may refer to:*Ağrı Airport , near the city of Ağrı in the Ağrı Province, Turkey*Ají pepper*Aji , a condiment*Aji , a historical title and rank in the Ryukyu Islands*Aji , in Tieling County, Liaoning, China...
- AnticuchosAnticuchosAnticuchos are popular and inexpensive dishes that originated in Peru, and popular also in other Andean states consisting of small pieces of grilled skewered meat....
- ChichaChichaFor the musical genre, see Peruvian cumbiaChicha is a term used in some regions of Latin America for several varieties of fermented and non-fermented beverages, rather often to those derived from maize and similar non-alcoholic beverages...
and chicha moradaChicha moradaChicha morada is a non-alcoholic beverage originally from Peru. The drink is made from purple corn, a variant of Zea mays native to the Peruvian Andes. Its use and consumption dates back to the pre-colonial era of Peru, even prior to the creation of the Inca empire... - ChuflayChuflayChuflay is the name of a traditional Bolivian mixed drink. The drink is made on the rocks in a tall glass, such as a Collins glass, with a jigger of singani and filled with either ginger ale, 7-Up, or Sprite and often garnished with a slice of lime. Chuflay is used in special events, ie. weddings,...
- ChuñoChuñoChuño is a freeze-dried potato product traditionally made by Quechua and Aymara communities of Bolivia and Peru, and is known in various countries of South America, including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru...
- Guinea pigGuinea pigThe guinea pig , also called the cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia. Despite their common name, these animals are not in the pig family, nor are they from Guinea...
, aka Cuy - LawaLawaLawa may refer to* Lawa people, an ethnic group of Laos and Thailand.Towns* Lawa, Punjab, a small town in Punjab province, Pakistan* Lawa, Uttarakhand, a small village in Uttarakhand India...
- LocroLocroLocro is a hearty thick stew popular along the Andes mountain range. The dish is a classic Ecuadorian cheese and potato soup from the Ecuadorian cuisine. This is also a dish in Peruvian cuisine, which at one point held the center of the Inca empire. It typical also in Argentina prepared by the...
- LlajwaLlajwaLlajua or llajwa is a hot sauce prepared from hot chili peppers called locotos and tomato. Sometimes onions are added, and one of two seasoning herbs cultivated especially for this purpose: kilkiña in Cochabamba and wakataya in the Altiplano and other valleys of Bolivia...
- MarraquetaMarraquetaThe marraqueta is a South American crunchy bread made with flour, salt, water and leavening...
- Pique machoPique machoPique macho is a typical Bolivian food. It is a heaped plate consisting of bite-sized pieces of beef, sausage , and french fry-cut potatoes. Added to this mixture are onions, locoto, boiled egg, mustard, mayonnaise, and ketchup....
- Plato paceño
- QuinoaQuinoaQuinoa , a species of goosefoot , is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal, or grain, as it is not a member of the grass family...
- SalteñasSalteñasSalteñasA salteña is a type of Bolivian baked empanada.Salteñas are savory pastries filled with beef, pork or chicken mixed in a sweet, slightly spicy or very spicy sauce, and sometimes also containing peas, potatoes and other ingredients...
- SinganiSinganiSingani is a grape Brandy made in Bolivia, similar to pisco, distilled from a variety of the muscatel grape grown in southern Bolivia. It is Bolivia's national liquor...
- SilpanchoSilpanchoSilpancho is a typical Bolivian food from the city of Cochabamba. It consists of a base layer of rice, followed by a layer of boiled and sliced potatoes, followed by a thin schnitzel-style meat, followed by another layer of chopped tomato, onion and parsley mixed together and topped with either...
- YungueñoYungueñoThe yungueño is a traditional mixed drink in Bolivia. It is made from a jigger of singani, simple syrup or sugar, and orange juice. The name means that the drink comes from the Yungas, a tropical and very humid region in the valleys of Bolivia inhabited by Indians who created this mix....
- Green IguanaGreen IguanaThe Green Iguana or Common Iguana is a large, arboreal herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana native to Central and South America...
- Roasted duckDuck (food)Duck refers to the meat of several species of bird in the Anatidae family, found in both fresh and salt water. Duck is eaten in many cuisines around the world.-Types of ducks:The most common duck meat consumed in the United States is the Pekin duck...
Mid-morning snack
Since breakfast is usually very light and simple, the customary Bolivian snack at 10:30 AM is an empanadaEmpanada
An empanada is a stuffed bread or pastry baked or fried in many countries in Latin America, Southern Europe and parts of Southeast Asia. The name comes from the verb empanar, meaning to wrap or coat in bread. Empanada is made by folding a dough or bread patty around the stuffing...
known as the salteña, often consumed with more api, coffee, or a soft drink such as a Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
or a Papaya Salvietti.
Lunch (almuerzo)
Almuerzo is the most important meal of the Bolivian day, so much so that daily life tends to revolve around it. Workers return home to dine on sopa y segundo, the obligatory course order. Sometimes a green salad is offered as an opener, then soup, then the main course. Lunch is taken at a leisurely pace and is traditionally followed by a nap, the oft-referred siesta.Teatime (té)
Strangely, and very much like the BritishUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Bolivians observe an afternoon tea break. Cups of black tea are usually taken with biscuits such as galletas Maria. Often in place of the more common black tea, yerba maté
Yerba mate
Maté, yerba maté or erva maté , Ilex paraguariensis, is a species of holly native to subtropical South America in northeastern Argentina, Bolivia, southern Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay...
is drunk.
Dinner (cena)
La cena is a lighter, much more informal affair than lunch that typically takes place later than a typical American supper -- usually 8 PM or later. Popular among many Bolivians for dinner is ramenRamen
is a Japanese noodle dish. It consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat- or fish-based broth, often flavored with soy sauce or miso, and uses toppings such as , , kamaboko, green onions, and occasionally corn...
noodles, often combined with leftovers from almuerzo, or merely the leftovers themselves.