Chairo Paceño
(Bolivian)
beef, chalona, fava beans, carrots, green peas, potatoes, chuño, white corn, wheat grains
A traditional Bolivian lunch begins with a hearty and nutritious soup such as sopa de maní (peanut soup) or chairo paceño, the signature dish of highland La Paz. More like a thick stew, chairo (which comes from the Aymara word for ‘soup’), is a classic mestizo dish, combining native Andean ingredients with Old World foods introduced by the Spanish, such as beef and lamb (llama or alpaca meat can also be used). Andean herbs like quilquiña and huacatay give the …
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A traditional Bolivian lunch begins with a hearty and nutritious soup such as sopa de maní (peanut soup) or chairo paceño, the signature dish of highland La Paz. More like a thick stew, chairo (which comes from the Aymara word for ‘soup’), is a classic mestizo dish, combining native Andean ingredients with Old World foods introduced by the Spanish, such as beef and lamb (llama or alpaca meat can also be used). Andean herbs like quilquiña and huacatay give the soup its traditional flavor, as does chuño, the famous Andean freeze-dried potato.
chuño - a freeze-dried potato product traditionally made by Quechua and Aymara communities of Bolivia and Peru
https://foodfirst.org/chairo-paceno-a-taste-of-la-paz/
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Created Jan. 22, 2017 by: eemia21
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