| Bolivia is a country in the very heart of South America. | | | | every part of a cow is eaten! All of it is changed into a |
| It is surrounded by Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Chile | | | | delicious dish. |
| and Peru. And it has no way out to the sea. It has | | | | There are certain vegetables like quinua that grows in |
| plenty of architectural rests of other cultures: the | | | | the Andes and has a high nutritional value, which is |
| Tiwanaku civilization, the Incas, and a very important | | | | actually part of a balanced diet in many countries and |
| part of their population today are natives, such as | | | | that has called for the scientific interests as a possible |
| Quechuas and Aymaras. | | | | way to nourish people in poor countries. |
| Because they have such a diversity of geographical | | | | Potatoes are dehydrated, or fresh, used in a thousand |
| regions, cultures and climate their food is varied and | | | | ways, any of the nearly 4 thousand different varieties |
| also their fruits and their vegetables. Though Bolivians | | | | of potatoes. The incas already had figured out how to |
| eat three meals a day, the most important one, as in | | | | freeze them and keep them in good conditions for a |
| most South American countries, is lunch. Some people | | | | long time. |
| come from their works to their houses to eat lunch | | | | Due to the fact that Bolivia has different altitude levels, |
| with the families, except in the mountains when they | | | | they have many different vegetables and use them in |
| take their meals when out to work in the fields. But in | | | | a generous way in their food. They also love to use |
| the cities, they often get home for lunch. | | | | herbs to make food tastier. Though Bolivian food is not |
| One of the most used meats for their meals is pork. | | | | too strong, but it has delicate tastes. They use trout |
| Though they also eat plenty of chicken and beef, pork | | | | from the Titicaca Lake, which prepared locally is an |
| is the most used. They love pastas, and rice, but | | | | exquisite dish. From the same lake they take their |
| definitely potatoes are a must in most meals. Like | | | | frogs, with which they prepare many delicacies, as |
| most countries belonging to the Andes region, they | | | | their frog legs are well known all over the world. |
| inherited from the Incas the potatoes and their love for | | | | Another strong point in the Bolivian food is their soup |
| them. | | | | dishes, where of course, corn is always part of them. |
| Bolivian food has its origin in different sources. The | | | | If we were to summarize the main ingredients used by |
| Incas, Quechuas, Guaranies, and all the natives from | | | | the Bolivians in their food, we would say potatoes, |
| the region have left their recipes, their way of cooking | | | | corn, pork, rice, trout, beef and a great variety of |
| potatoes, their taste for different meats. Then the | | | | sauces. And adding to these ingredients, plenty of |
| Spanish came and brought many other recipes, and | | | | fresh vegetables and fruits, and the knowledge of |
| other ways and styles of cooking, then different | | | | what they inherited and what was brought new by the |
| immigrations, and also their neighbors added to this | | | | immigrations. All together, it is an exceptional enjoyment |
| marvelous variety of dishes. It is a country, where | | | | eating any of their dishes. |