South America: Food
This week I’m just posting photos from the trip. I gained 11 pounds in three weeks — mostly from lack of exercise, drinking soda instead of questionable water, and enjoying way too much bread. Oh, the bakeries in South America, how my hips love thee.
*UPDATED* — Photo captions added. Sorry for the previous confusion. Yes, those are chicken feet!
The typical open-air market of Bolivia. This one is in Tarija.
Pretty and colorful corn.
Yummy lemon pastries.
Chicken feet. I’m not sure what they are used for, but I’d guess to season soup.
A thousand kinds of pasta, made right there in Bolivia. They love their carbs just like anyone else.
Paprika. One of the many bright spices sold by the kilo in the markets.
Cookies and grains. I didn’t buy any of these because they were right next to the meat stand, which was swarming with flies.
Chiles and spices. No, JT, this is not pot. I’m pretty sure it is oregano.
Chicken d’jour, with the entrails hanging out for the fun of it.
~K
- what the *HECK* kind of bird do those feet belong to?
September 12th, 2006 at 10:30 am- what is the red powder?
- are that pastas made locally?
- I assume that is a giant bag of marijuana next to the dried peppers.
Kelli, my dear, why oh why didn’t you post a warning about those chicken feet?!?! Whew that was icky.
The corn is beautiful though! Please answer JT’s questions above. I’m so curious!
September 12th, 2006 at 10:56 amGood gawd those are some big chicken feet! They ARE chicken feet, right? Whoa.
cool.
September 12th, 2006 at 11:21 amChicken feet?? Ewwww!!
September 12th, 2006 at 11:22 amI’m with the others. What do those appendages belong to?
PS. I am enjoying all of your photos and travel stories. I live vicariously through you, since I have never been off the continent.
September 12th, 2006 at 11:43 amThose feet look a little too human!
Just look at the colors of the corn and the spices though… amazing!
September 12th, 2006 at 11:48 amwhat the heck ARE those things????
mutant human hands??????????????????
September 12th, 2006 at 12:14 pmThose are some big chickens! The ones here look like pigeons in comparison.
September 12th, 2006 at 12:43 pmdude- those feet TOTALLY look like old lady hands. YUM.
and the people-pictures are really good (below)- what would you say to them in order to get their pic? i’m shy about just walking up to a stranger and asking to take their picture.
September 12th, 2006 at 1:33 pmDear god. I’m SO thankful for our supermarkets.
September 12th, 2006 at 1:40 pmoh how i love markets! makes me miss traveling. sigh. but LOVE LOVE your paprika pic! stunning.
September 12th, 2006 at 4:22 pmI love photos like these (the feet were okay, the entrails, not so much - ick!) - I think they give a real feel of the detail of a place. You’re very talented Miss Kelli!!
September 13th, 2006 at 4:52 amchicken feet in bolivia! we chinese eat chicken feet too. in fact there are a couple in the refrigerator right now. while i agree they are very creepy looking, they are delicious. and supposedly good for the skin — all that collagen!
September 13th, 2006 at 8:34 amI’d give those chicken feet a pedicure, look at those crazy chicken toenails. Spoooooooooooooky
I would have turned vegetarian in a heartbeat. Nice, nice photos though!
September 13th, 2006 at 9:54 amYummy! (Well chicken feet = not so yum) I think I would have gained 11 pounds too! I don’t blame you!
September 13th, 2006 at 10:32 amKelly
September 13th, 2006 at 6:33 pmMy dad used to sell chicken feet in the meat market of his store. My brothers would chase me around the store with those things…..oh the terror!
guts a little much. but AWESOME pictures
September 13th, 2006 at 7:26 pmAnd to think, I used to like chicken. Not no mo!
September 14th, 2006 at 2:06 pmGoogle is the best search engine
January 22nd, 2007 at 12:43 am