Carapulcra (Traditional Peruvian Pork-Stew)
Carapulcra is a traditional Peruvian stew made with dehydrated potatoes and either pork or chicken which is then dressed with a combination of onion, garlic, clove, yellow peppers, salt and...
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South American Cuisine
South America has become a culinary force to be reckoned with. Peruvian food has become a sensation, Brazilian food & restaurants can now be found pretty much anywhere, while Argentinean dishes are as popular as ever.
Discover some of the best traditional foods the continent has to offer from Colombian and Venezuelan to Ecuadorian and Chilian to perhaps lesser known, but equally delicious, Guyanese.
Pachamanca Clasica
Pachamanca is traditional Peruvian dish that’s cooked underground with the help of hot stones. Red meat, lamb, pork, cuy (Peruvian guinea pig), and chicken are cooked together along with potatoes,...
12 Popular Peruvian Christmas Foods
Peruvian food is incredibly tasty and has recently become very trendy at an international trendy, but what does Peruvian Christmas food look like? One surprising little fact is that Peruvians...
8 Popular Christmas Dishes in Argentina
In Argentina, Christmas is celebrated at the beginning of summer. These are very hot days in almost the entire country, which you would think would mean light, cold, low-calorie dishes. ...
15 Favorite Christmas Foods from Ecuador
Christmas represents a bumper period for the Ecuadorian travel and tourism industry, with thousands of people from the highlands flooding the popular coastal resort towns (good luck getting near an...
Christmas Food in Chile : A Mix of Northern and Local Traditions
Have you ever been to the Southern hemisphere for Christmas? For Europeans and North Americans, this is definitely an unusual experience, considering it’s summer down there. In Chile, for instance,...
Cuy Chactado (Peruvian Guinea Pig Recipe)
Guinee pigs, known locally as cuy, are a popular source of protein in many South American countries. In Peru, an estimated number of 65 million Guinee pigs are eaten every...
Delicious Guyanese Christmas Foods & Drinks You Must Try
Guyana may be a small nation in South America but it is big in flavors. This melting pot of traditions and cultures includes foods with influences from all around the...
11 Tasty Bolivian Christmas Foods & Desserts
Bolivia is a country with many traditions, both native and indigenous, as well as those from the influence of Spanish colonization. Like many other countries, it is also influenced by...
Most Tasty Colombian Dessert Recipes to Try Out
Let’s face it, it’s not just the children who enjoy desserts. We all carry an inner child that drives us to try desserts, especially if we are traveling to a...
The Most Popular Desserts and Sweets in Paraguay
Paraguayans are definitely not the most dessert-obsessed people on this planet, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t enjoy a treat from time to time. Traditional Paraguayan desserts are made...
These 17 South American Desserts are Fiestas for Your Tastebuds!
Cane sugar originated on the continent, but the sweet stuff quickly took on and South Americans now love their desserts. South America’s culinary traditions were borne from its indigenous crops...
Top South American Foods You Can’t Miss
Food, undoubtedly, is a subjective experience, and no two palates are alike. But what can’t be debated is that South America’s food, like its countries and people, is culturally rich...
16 Famous Brazilian Cake Recipes
By utilizing the huge amount of fresh, succulent tropical fruits that are available, Brazil has devised cake recipes that you will struggle to find anywhere else. The combination of ingenuity...
16 Delicious Brazilian Side Dish Recipes to Try Out
What are the most popular side dishes in Brazil? Here, there is a perfect side dish for every main dish, no matter whether the main is pork, poultry, beef, fish,...
17 Popular Brazilian Cheeses
While the Brazilian cheese industry isn’t as robust and doesn’t enjoy the same worldwide popularity as the giants of France and Italy, it is rapidly growing. It has also been...
15 Delicious Brazilian Meat Dishes w/ Recipes
Brazil is one of the largest producers, exporters, and consumers of meat in the world. During properous times, every working person longs for the end of the week and the...
Mixiotes de Pollo (Chicken Mixiotes)
Mixiotes de Pollo is a traditional Mexican dish that dates to pre-Hispanic times and it especially popular at Christmas. While chicken (i.e. pollo) is a favorite filling, mixiotes can actually...
Popular Colombian Christmas Food
As in many countries, Christmas in Colombia is the most important holiday. Christmas festivities begin with the novenas de aguinaldo, which are celebrated nightly from December 16th to the 24th....
16 Popular Brazilian Christmas Foods
Christmas in Brazil is a widely celebrated holiday, no matter who you are, your religion, or race. You can feel the Christmas mood just by walking down the street a...
Top Venezuelan Christmas Foods
Christmas is a time to share and to enjoy with the family. Among the many Venezuelan traditions and customs at Christmas, eating delicious typical dishes at family gatherings is something...
Chilaquiles with Chicken
Chilaquiles are a perfect recipe to prepare if you had tortillas from the day before and since most families in Mexico do have leftover tortillas, this dish is one of...
Mexican Ceviche
Ceviche is a popular seafood dish in Mexico, Central and South America. Most commonly made with shrimp, this dish can include various other tasty additions like scallops, oysters or fish...
Pozole de Pollo (Mexican Chicken Stew)
Pozole de pollo is literally translated to corn and chicken and it’s a popular Mexican chicken stew, but turkey is also frequently used instead of chicken. This is one of...