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 […]
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.
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 […]
En Bolivia hay una diversidad de comida. Cada departamento cocina con un estilo diferente. En Santa Cruz, donde yo nací, se come mucho el arroz y los plátanos. Hay como 3 clases de majau o majadito, uno batido, otro tostado y el otro al horno. El relleno de este majau es de pollo, pero se […]
El salpicón de pollo es como una ensalada de pollo con varias verduras. He visto que algunas recetas no usan tomates y ponen un poco de cebolla. Yo crecí comiendo salpicón con arroz tostado. Como van a ver, casi cada comida boliviana tiene arroz. Ésta vez hice el arroz, aunque generalmente lo comemos sin él. […]
