July 10, 2009

Bolivias "American" Food

In addition to saltenas many street vendors in La Paz and El Alto sell something known as salchipapas. Rather than containing any kind of Bolivian type ingredients like chuno, guinea pig, or aji, salchipapas are made of french fries, hot dogs, mustard, and ketchup. This is considered by some to be "american food." The hot dogs are sliced up and mixed in with the french fries, and the whole thing is drizzled with mustard and ketchup. It tastes pretty good. You should try it.

5 comments:

Trace said...

I'd pick hot dogs over guinea pig any day! Haha!

Jenette said...

Drizzling it with ketcup and mustard sounds like a good idea...maybe it would take the taste out of the hot dog. Buy the way, did you ever buy it?

Melissa B. said...

Don't think I could eat the guinea pig, but your recipe for Bolivian Spicy Chicken looks great! Stopping by from SITS...Happy Tuesday...

Sean Day said...

Sounds great! I should try it!

Mr. Potato Head said...

I think those freeze dried potatoes sound delectable!!