Common Foods of Bolivia

Bolivian cuisine features:

• Salteñas: Baked pastries filled with meat, vegetables, spicy sauce.
• Picante de pollo: Spicy chicken stew with rice and potatoes.
• Charque: Dried, salted meat served with rice, potatoes, vegetables.
• Sopa de maní: Peanut soup with beef/chicken, potatoes, vegetables.
• Humintas: Steamed cornmeal dough in husks, often with cheese, meat, or vegetables.
• Llajua: Spicy sauce from locoto peppers, tomatoes, onions.
• Chicha morada: Sweet purple corn drink with cinnamon and sugar.
• Mojito: Lime, mint, soda water refresher.