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...
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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.
15 Delicious Brazilian Meat Dishes
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...
Top 20 Guyanese Drinks for Staying Cool and Hydrated
Guyanese food is tasty and filling but what about their drinks? Guyana is located just above the equator so it has a tropical climate. This means that it is warm...
Top 22 Guyanese Snacks To Satisfy Those Cravings!
There’s no debate when it comes to Guyanese food. The dishes are simple yet tasty and comforting and this is also reflected in the snacking culture. Guyanese snacks are a combination of...
10 Popular Ecuadorian Desserts and Sweets
A Gringo’s Guide to Traditional Ecuadorian Pastries and Desserts Even as a long-time resident of Ecuador, a sometime restaurant cook, and a foodie in general, researching this article was a...
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...
Top 25 Bolivian Foods – Best Bolivian Dishes
Bolivia is a vast country with different and varied climates, and consequently offers a great variety of natural products, including hundreds of varieties of potatoes and corn, fruits and spices,...
Top 25 Foods in Suriname – Most Popular Dishes in Suriname
Suriname, a beautiful and tropical country, is one of the smallest countries in South America. Suriname is 94% green, dominated by tropical rainforest. Admired for its multicultural population, Suriname is...
Top 25 Foods in Uruguay (With Pictures!)
One of the joys of traveling is getting to try the most typical and popular foods of each culture, and discovering why they favor certain ingredients or preparations over others....
Top 25 Paraguayan Dishes: The Most Popular Foods in Paraguay
Paraguay, a land-locked country nestled in the heart of South America, is not well known for its cuisine! That does not mean that its food isn’t delicious or unique. Brazil,...
Top 20 Most Popular Chilean Desserts
If you like really sweet, creamy desserts and cakes, then you will find plenty to make you happy in Chile! While the country doesn’t have a lot of its own...
Top 20 Guyanese Desserts (With Pictures!)
Known for its lush rainforests and mighty rivers, Guyana is a beautiful tropical paradise located in South America. As a country with a deep-rooted history of British and Dutch influence,...
25 Most Popular Dishes in Chile (With Photos!)
Chile is not famous for its gastronomy. And that’s probably because most of the country’s typical dishes are not fancy or complex, let alone pretentious. However, the raw ingredients available...
Best 20 Brazilian Drinks
Brazil is a beautiful country with a fantastic cuisine, gorgeous beaches, vibrant cities, and the list goes on and on. Home to the Amazon jungle, Pele, and Rio, Brazil attracts...
Best 25 Brazilian Desserts (With Pictures!)
Having a diverse heritage and very fertile land, Brazilians have created vast numbers of delicious desserts and foods. Using tropical fruits, such as the cupuaçu and buriti, and maize, peanuts,...
Top 15 Most Popular Desserts in Peru
Peru is famous for having one of the most diverse gastronomic cultures in the world. In today’s post, we explore the sweetest side of this country. I walk you through...
Top 15 Most Popular Argentinian Foods (With Photos!)
The first things we associate with Argentina are tango and soccer – the latter made so famous by two of the greatest representatives of the sport, Diego Maradona and Lionel...
Most Popular Venezuelan Foods
Venezuela is a country with an extensive culture, from the bagpipes of the maracuchos to the joropo of the hustlers. And it has traditions that remain almost intact from the...
The Top 15 Peruvian Foods– Most Popular Dishes in Peru
Most people visit different countries to experience new cultures, visit iconic landmarks, and explore completely different gastronomy. So when you visit magnificent Peru, be sure to take a break from...
Chimichurri
Steak sauce Argentinean style Some of the best beef comes from Argentina and with it comes one of my favorite steak accompaniment. This thick parsley-olive oil paste is as commonly...
