Comida
Apparently I’m not the only one entranced by different foods when traveling. A few more of my favorite photos of Bolivia dining:
Rehydrated fava beans. They have a nutty flavor and are wonderful.
Peeling potatoes. She didn’t want me to take a photo of her face.
Cooking crepes, Bolivian style.
Tamales, ala Bolivia.
They said they had 40 different types of bananas in Bolivia. I only tried a couple, but the texture and flavor varied wildly. I like the little, super sweet yellow ones best.
A typical lunch scene.
One of many community meals I was presented. This one was incredibly good: goat cheese, hard boiled eggs, llama jerky, peanut drink, sweet potatoes, regular potatoes and salad. I didn’t eat the salad, but tried everything else.
Catch of the day.
A traditional Bolivian stove and kitchen. Makes me appreciate the age-old stove I am working with, even if the temperature is incredibly off. I don’t have to find firewood!
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I’m telling you, that looks spectacular to me. Although I’m with you on the not eating the raw stuff in foreign countries…
September 5th, 2007 at 1:10 pmThese photos are amazing. I will say, it makes me a little embarrassed at the meager meals I turn out sometimes considering all the conveniences of a modern kitchen!
September 5th, 2007 at 1:46 pmThese pictures remind me of my brief stay in the Global Village of Heifer International’s study ranch in Perryville Arkansas. It’s hard to imagine how much work goes into preparing meals in most parts of the world - sure makes me feel lucky.
September 5th, 2007 at 2:04 pmThose photos are beautiful! I like the little bananas too!
September 5th, 2007 at 2:29 pmGreat photos, Kelli! All your food pictures make me hungry. I did not know there were that many types of bananas in the world.
September 5th, 2007 at 3:11 pmwow! that is amazing, and that oven! like you said, thank goodness we don’t have to find firewood to be able to cook. funny to think that we have to intentionally make a campfire and use wood for cooking, when people still cook that way on a daily basis.
thanks for sharing all the photos! it’s been great to read about your adventures, as always.
September 5th, 2007 at 3:23 pmThank you for sharing these wonderful photos! A great reminder today of how easy my life really is. While staying in a rustic cabin this summer my son noticed that we were washing dishes “the old fashioned way”. That started a great conversation of how the rest of the world cooks meals and washes dishes. I’m definitely going to show him your photos.
September 5th, 2007 at 4:10 pmGorgeous photos, Kelli!
September 5th, 2007 at 4:27 pmthat looks far more pallettable kelli!
September 5th, 2007 at 6:45 pmbeautiful banana picture.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:23 pmwhat a spread of food.
love the oven.
Great photos!
September 5th, 2007 at 7:56 pmEsos tamales parecen deliciosos - I think.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:49 pmThe food tells so much about a country, don’t you think?
September 5th, 2007 at 11:56 pmCrepes! Adoro!
Do you read Portuguese?
Much love,
September 6th, 2007 at 12:08 amZelia
GREAT photos. The food looks amazing. Just curious why you didn’t eat the salad? Bacteria? Ignorant minds want to know…
September 6th, 2007 at 2:23 amMmmmmm… tamales. And talking about little, super sweet bananas reminds me of the hundreds of times my friend Pankaj made some crude innuendo about the size of someone’s “banana”. Ha!
September 6th, 2007 at 6:58 amFantastic food info and photos. I am a believer that we learn a lot about a culture through its food. I see that you are of the same belief!
September 6th, 2007 at 8:23 amThanks for sharing the photo’s.
September 6th, 2007 at 10:17 amReminds me to take more food photo’s as it captures a lot more than I thought.
Food… lead the way! lol
September 6th, 2007 at 7:23 pmI’m there!
oh yum. those tamales look so interesting. much different than the ones i’ve had in the US
September 7th, 2007 at 8:23 ambeautiful photos kelli! this all looks soooo good. i just had an enormous dinner and this post is making me hungry again
September 10th, 2007 at 4:41 pmxo