Sonso, a peculiar name for a delicious dish from eastern Bolivia. Made with cassava and lots of cheese. A few weeks ago I shared a recipe called, Sonso de Yuca Frito (Cheesy and Fluffy Bolivian Pancake). Where the main ingredient is cassava. This recipe is very similar. But baked instead of cooked in a frying pan. […]
Category: Bolivian food
These Bolivian food recipes are the ones I grew up eating. You´ll find majadito, salpicón, empanadas and some yummy bread.
Growing up I didn´t care for learning how to make Bolivian food, once out of my house and out of my country, I started wishing I had learned how to cook like my mom.
I wrote these Bolivian recipes with the help of my mom and some of her sisters. I hope you enjoy them! Let me know what recipe you would like to see on this list.
These cheese empanadas are perfect as snacks or appetizer. Savory and with a hint of sweetness from the icing sugar. These Bolivian Cheese Empanadas have a nice thin, crispy crust. As you cook them, they puff, leaving a cheesy center. Right before serving, sprinkle them with some icing sugar. All those flavors and textures are […]
Peanut soup is a very special dish for Bolivians. Very easy to vary with different ingredients and full of flavor. It is said that Che Guevara’s last meal was a bowl of peanut soup made by a teacher named Ninfa Arteaga when he was a prisoner in La Higuera. Shortly after she brought him the […]
This cuñapé frito is like a savory donut. Made with cassava starch and a lot of cheese, it is a good gluten-free snack. Cuñapé is a recipe from eastern Bolivia where cassava abounds. In this case cassava starch is used, which is a white powder extracted from the cassava root. There are three ways to […]
This pan de arroz (rice bread) is made with rice flour and mashed cassava. Cheesy and naturally gluten-free. Bolivian food is so diverse. Each department/state has dishes with flavors and ingredients unique to their location. I am from Santa Cruz, a department where the land is fertile, hot and has delicious food. Cassava/yuca is a […]
Majadito is a dish from eastern Bolivia. Made with different meats and served with fried eggs and some delicious plantains. This is one of my favorite foods. A dish that takes me directly to my country Bolivia. It is also one of the first meals I learned to cook. You can use several kinds of […]
Sonso is a cheesy Bolivian pancake made with yuca or cassava. Sonso is enjoyed with a cup of coffee in many Bolivian houses. Sonso (which means foolish in Spanish) is a dish from the east of Bolivia where yuca or cassava abounds. There are 3 varieties of sonso, fried, baked or grilled. Whichever you choose […]
This rollo de queso is spicy, cheesy, crumbly. Goes great with a cup of coffee. This is how my mom makes this delicious rollo de queso. I was looking at the other recipes online and the difference between the other recipes and this one is that the dough has some egg whites incorporated into it. I […]
Cuñapé is a Bolivian bread with lots of cheese and it’s gluten-free. With a firm crust and a chewy crumb, you’re going to love it! Oh! afternoon tea! Growing up in Bolivia we had a custom of having tea/coffee at around 3 or 4 in the afternoon. If you are a guest, your hostess would […]
Llajua or Llajwa, is a staple, fresh and spicy sauce for any Bolivian household. Every Bolivian house has a jar of fresh llajua. It is one of those spicy sauces that are on the table for every meal. It is a fresh sauce, made almost daily. Very simple and with few ingredients. Each region and each […]
