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🇧🇴 Traditional dishes from Bolivia

3 dishes people actually cook in Bolivia: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Pique macho

40 min · medium · 12 ingredients

Pique macho, a traditional dish from Bolivia

Savor the bold flavors of this Bolivian classic!

  • 500 g beef steak
  • 200 g hot dog
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 2 garlic
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp mustard
  • 100 g salsa

Salteñas

120 min · medium · 12 ingredients

Salteñas, a traditional dish from Bolivia

Deliciously spiced Bolivian pastries filled with goodness.

  • 500 g all-purpose flour
  • 100 g butter
  • 200 ml water
  • 300 g ground beef
  • 200 g potato
  • 100 g peas
  • 1 onion
  • 2 hard-boiled egg
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Silpancho

60 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Silpancho, a traditional dish from Bolivia

Delicious Bolivian silpancho, a hearty meat dish!

  • 500 g beef tenderloin
  • 800 g potatoes
  • 200 g white rice
  • 1 onion
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

What do people eat in Bolivia?

The three dishes from Bolivia documented in Copper are Pique macho, Salteñas and Silpancho. Olive oil and onion each appear in more than one recipe. All three are boiled. One of the three needs an oven. Between them they use 24 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Bolivia?

The three recipes need 24 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Bolivia entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Bolivia take?

Pique macho is the quickest at 40 minutes. Salteñas is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Bolivia is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Bolivia here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Pique macho is the shortest way in.

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