Hmm… not sure there’s much to write home Food in Bolivia exists really only out of necessity than for people to enjoy and savour. I may not be doing the local cuisine any justice, but then think about it – how many Bolivian restaurants do you see back at home??? Even as I write this post in Santiago, Chile, within three blocks have restaurants: Italian, Indian, Chinese, Peruvian, Ecuadorian, Mexican, Croation, Greek. It’s not a surprise that there’s no Bolivian.
There was the odd occasion to sample local cuisine. The north hosts Lake Titicaca which is used to farm trout. Scattered along the shores are networks of what appear to be trout nets. So trucha is a common dish in these areas, and very fresh and tasty.
Less food was available on the busses in Bolivia – people generally stuck to chewing coca leaves to relieve them of the effects of altitude. I tried coca leaves but after about 6 of them, five minutes later the bitter taste was too much. Bus drivers seem to live on the stuff though!
City food was back to the chicken and chips for locals, while tourists had a range of relatively expensive restaurants of curries, pizzas, pies and other homely fayre. (See the photo of the menu from “Olivers travels” English pub on the Bolivia travel blog)
Uyuni had little to offer but pizza. Oh, except an alpaca steak in what was supposed to be a French restaurant. The pizzas though were gross. As they are 90% of the time in South America.
Even more reason to look forward to Argentina!
