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Farm to Table, Recipe: Pan de Yuca (Yucca Bread)

Ecuador’s Amazon Rainforest offers a wide range of exotic culinary delights, but little did I know that the strangest recipe that I would encounter there is a dish made using only one ingredient. During a weekend excursion into the Oriente, the Amazonian region of the country, our group stayed in a remote thatch-roofed lodge several […]

Farm to Table: Pio Pio Chile

During my time spent in the eclectic coastal hub of Valparaíso, Chile, I made a trip out to the Los Pinos neighborhood near Viña del Mar to visit an organic farm that I was interested in volunteering with before making the decision to move to Ecuador. Pio Pio Chile is much more than just a typical […]

Recipe: Bolivian Breakfast Cereal

It’s a common practice in Peru and Bolivia for vendors to sell bags of puffed grains with assorted nuts, seeds, dried fruits, and coconut flakes labeled as “granola.” Of course traditional granola is a breakfast cereal consisting of crispy rolled oats, but the Andean version provides just enough tasty sustenance to be a satisfying alternative. […]

Featured Food: Fruits of Bolivia

Having visited many a produce market in my South American travels, I felt compelled to follow-up my post on the fruits of Peru with a primer on the Bolivian fruit scene. Bolivia’s ecological biodiversity lends itself to inhabit a wide range of unique edible plant life. With so many exotic options, this is in no […]

Recipe: Papa a la Huancaína

One of the most popular vegetarian-friendly meals within Peruvian and Bolivian cuisine is somewhat of an Andean take on potato salad. Papa a la Huancaína is a dish comprised of boiled potatoes doused in a creamy yet spicy sauce (varying by country), which is served on a bed of lettuce alongside sliced tomato, black olives, […]