Bolivian cuisine

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Bolivian cuisine stems mainly from the combination of Spanish cuisine with traditional Indigenous Aymara ingredients, with later influences from Argentinians, Germans, Italians, Basques, Russians, Poles, and Arabs due to the arrival of immigrants from those countries. The three traditional staples 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.

Typical foods

• Ají
• Ají de fideos
• Ají de lengua
• Asadido vallegrandino
• Chairo
• Chanka de pollo
• Chicha
• Chorizo
• Chuflay
• Chuño
• Falso conejo
• Fritanga
• Guinea pig (Aka Cuy)
• Fricase
• Humintas
• Jakonta soup
• Lawa
• Locro
• Llajwa
• Majao
• Marraqueta
• Picante de pollo
• Picante Mixto
• Pique macho
• Plato paceño
• Quinoa
• Roasted duck
• Saice
• Salteñas
• Singani
• Sopa de maní

• Silpancho
• Yungueño
• Charque

Mealtimes

Lunch (almuerzo)

Almuerzo is the most important meal of the Bolivian day, so much so that daily life tends to revolve around it. Long lunches are traditional throughout the country, so businesses and shops often close between the hours of 12 and 3 pm, so that the workers have time to return home for lunch. A typical Bolivian lunch would consist of several courses, including a soup, a main course of meat, rice, and potatoes, then a dessert and coffee.^[1] Lunch is taken at a leisurely pace and is traditionally followed by a nap, the often-referred siesta.

Teatime (té)

Strangely, and very much like British culture, Bolivians observe an afternoon tea break. Usually the tea breaks take place around 4 and 5 pm at salones de té' (tea rooms). These tea rooms often double as bakeries so that tea and pastries are enjoyed together.^[2] Cups of black tea are usually taken with biscuits such as Galletas Maria. Often, Bolivians drink yerba maté in place of the more common black tea.

Dinner (la cena)

Dinner is a lighter, much more informal affair than lunch that typically takes place at usually 8 pm or later.

See also

• Andean cuisine
• Latin American cuisine

References

External links

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