Buy Bentley: Contemporary Cuisine. Brent Savage
Buy Bentley: Contemporary Cuisine. Brent Savage
Buy Bentley: Contemporary Cuisine. Brent Savage

There is more than one cuisine in Bolivia because every region has its own favorite dishes. Food tends to be spicier in the west of the country, where you will find the arid Andes mountains and valleys, than in the lowlands of the east. Bolivian food is similar to Peruvian cuisine in some ways, since these countries share a border as well as similar topography.

There is a lot of variety of grains, vegetables, and fruits in the tropics, which are in the north and east of Bolivia, since this is the agricultural center of the country. Most of the cattle ranches are in the east. You can imagine how the differences between climate, topography, and altitude mean that the food eaten on one side of the country differs substantially from the food enjoyed on the other.

Bolivian Chicken Soup

This recipe is for chicken soup, which is known in Bolivia as "chanko de pollo." You can see from the ingredients list how simple this soup is but the flavor is really good.

This is a very nutritious recipe and you can make it as thin or as thick as you like. If the soup is too thin, remove some of the liquid before you add the beans, parsley, and onions or cube the potatoes and then put them back in so the starch can thicken the soup.

What You Need:

• 1 cup butter beans or broad beans


• 1 chopped chicken breast


• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley


• 4 peeled whole potatoes


• 3 tablespoons chopped green onions


• 1/2 teaspoon butter


• Salt and black pepper, to t

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