Juicy, spicy, sweet.Oh savory salteña.
Fill my mouth with mmm.
Piping hot, pica.
A perfect little pastry.
Meat and veggies, POW.
Only three b’s.
At a simple streetside stand.
Stop, snack, chat, no más.
Of course, your calle culinary options aren’t limited to my midmorning snack muse, the salteña. Other favourites include chocle, gigantic corn on the cob and a hunk of queso fresco, cordero, a sort of lamb and potato shish-kabob, and charque, llama jerky, often served over quinoa. To wash it all down there’s chicha, a think, tart fermented corn beer that campesinos brew in their backyards. Basically, Bolivia is a paradise for those with the uncommon combination of a strong stomach and a sophisticated palate. Take that, Tom Douglas.
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