Today I want to talk write
about my favorite foods from Peru and Bolivia. Everyone in Peru LOVES Ceviche.
It is a plate made up mostly of raw fish. I had both Ceviche and Ceviche de
pota. I wasn’t the biggest Ceviche fan, but that is probably because I don’t
care much for seafood in general. Peru did have two plates that I loved, papa a
la huancaina and aji de gallina. Papa a la huancaina was potatoes covered in a
creamy and spicy yellow sauce with an egg on top. It really tasted good because
it was spicy and I love spicy foods. Aji de gallina was basically chicken
covered in another creamy and spicy sauce. Basically if it was spicy, I liked
it.
Bolivia didn’t have as much
variety in foods like Peru did, but it did have one thing that I still salivate
for! They are called Saltenas. Saltenas are similar to empanadas, but not
nearly as good! Empanadas are dry. Saltenas are filled with similar ingredients
but in a soup form! It really is like a yummy soup inside a baked salty/sugary
breading. They cost about 3 bolivianos each and I would get them almost every
day! Saltenas are so tasty. My favorite type of saltena was pollo picante
(spicy chicken). I would also get a fresh fruit drink to wash them down!
Another plus to serving in
Bolivia was the mangos and the cherimoya. I could grade either fruit any time
from any tree I walked by. They taste so good. The mangos were more sour and
the cherimoya more sweet. I usually ate the mangos when they were green before
the ripened. They tasted very good with salt on them, super sour! I really miss
being able to eat fresh fruit like that!
