Salteñas

Today, I finally tried salteñas, a traditional bolivian version of an empanada. It’s juicier than an empanada, and packed with meat, vegetables, potatoes and egg. Delicious! As of yet, I am not sick. I just might make a salteña and yogurt my evening snack. For lunch, we usually eat a vegetable soup, rice or barley, some potatoes, and some type of meat. Apparently, Bolivia is the birthplace of potatoes and so there are thousands of different varieties. Yesterday, we tried a variety that was called “chuño” I think, it was small (a little bigger than a bean), black, and had a thick taste. I think I liked it. Today, we had pastel de quinoa, which was delicious! It looks like cornbread, but is made of quinoa, cheese, and egg. I’ll try to learn how to make it before I go back home. Other than that, I’ve been severely lacking on trying different foods. I’m giving myself a week to acclimate to the altitude before I try Bolivian wine =)