Bolivian food

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!

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This is the staple salsa found on every Bolivian table. Get the easy recipe and be sure to join the culinary journey around the world.

If you’ve never heard of salteñas before, they’re a special variety of meat empanada widely available as a traditional street food in Bolivia. They have a spicy and slightly sweet flavor, a distinctive yellow colored dough and are filled with meat, potatoes, slices of hard boiled egg, olives and raisins.

Bolivia is an incredible country full of yummy, inexpensive foods!

It is like a stew, with ground beef, some people cook with sliced meat, I personally learned to eat with ground beef. Tarija is the southern part of the country of Bolivia, where the people has a r…

Majadito tostado or fried rice with beef is an eastern Bolivian dish that consists of fried rice with vegetables and meat. This traditional dish is served with fried plantains and a fried egg.#bolivianfood #friedrice #bolivianrecipes #plantains

homemade saltena, empanada with a juicy filling, Bolivian breakfast

Juicy meat filling with vegetables, wrapped in creamy mashed potatoes. The surprise of a piece of hard-boiled egg and an olive. In the end, a hint of spiciness from the llajua.

These Bolivian empanadas have a crispy crust filled with chicken, vegetables, 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…

Sonso de yuca is a traditional Bolivian dish, especially in the Eastern region of Bolivia like Santa Cruz, Beni and Pando, the regions where cassava is highly cultivated. It is a popular street food in Santa cruz. Since cassava has a sweetish nutty flavor when cooked, sonso de yuca is often referred to as a sweet snack. It is usually served with a cup of coffee in the evening.

Saltenas are a beef and onion pastry very similar to an empanada that we are already familiar with thanks to Argentina. These types of savory pastries are a staple in most South American countries and

Arroz con queso (rice with cheese) is a Bolivian side dish traditionally served with grilled meats or hearty meat dishes. It is a type of extra moist rice

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Cinnamon sorbet is really easy recipe that is simply refreshing and delicious. A perfect ending to any our Bolivian meal.

Pearl rice and queso fresco are the main ingredients of this Bolivian inspired cheese rice!! Yummy arroz con queso!

Humintas al horno are a type of baked corn tamales from Bolivia. Find this and other recipes for Bolivian food at BoliviaBella.com

Bolivian Majadito is the perfect comfort food! The meat is cooked with veggies and rice and topped off with egg, plantains and yucca.

Bolivian Cassava Casserole (Sonso de Yuca) is a receipe from eastern Bolivia. This makes a great gluten-free appetizer too.