The national cuisine of Bolivia is an amazing exception of the culinary traditions of the states of South America, where every cuisine has retained the features of the Spanish conquerors. Home-made food of Bolivia does not contain anything from Spain and conquistadors. Home cuisine of Bolivia is original, unique, unlike any of the neighboring countries.

Almost all Bolivian cities are very high above sea level and this fact makes culinary traditions unique. This location also can explain the fact that here water boils at + 80C, so conventional methods or methods of cooking do not work here. In addition, the cuisine of Bolivia is also different from the region where the tourist will be. For example, the western part of Bolivia is a very dry, hot, mountainous region. Here, maize, cereals, pepper, condiments, potatoes are cooked.

Eastern Bolivia is a real tropic, for this reason, farming, farm products and livestock have become widespread. Here people prefer to cook meat dishes. Furthermore, there are a lot of different fruits, juices, etc. in this region.

South Bolivia is famous for its wine and wine industry. Local farmers grow a unique grapevine on their lands. Local varieties of wine are equal to European patterns.

Each guest of this amazing and very hospitable country should definitely try some dishes: seltena - these are pancakes with meat stuffing; Lomo-mentado - beefsteak with garnish; chuko - dried potatoes, very reminiscent of chips, but useful and tasty; lacus - thick Bolivian soup; pakumuthus – barbecue from large bunches of meat.

Moreover, homemade food is represented by such dishes as: trout - fried trout; llajwa - hot sauce from pepper and tomatoes; antichucho de corazón - beef heart; frito - fried guinea pig (this dish is also found in neighboring countries); pike macho - pieces of beef with fried potatoes, onions and home-made condiments; salteñas - homemade pies with meat.

Local residents prefer drinking tea. Alcohol is also used by local people. Among the most famous local drinks we can name white brandy, as well as moonshine, which is prepared by the inhabitants of the country.