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Chairo (stew)

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Chairo
Chairo stew as served at Ciclik, a restaurant in the Sopocachi neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia
TypeSoup
Place of originBolivia, northern Chile
Created byAymara people
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsChuños, onions, carrots, potatoes, white corn, beef and wheat kernels

Chairo is a traditional dish of the Aymara people, consumed mainly in Bolivia and other countries in the Andes.[1]

It is a soup made of vegetables and beef.[2] It is made of chuño (potato starch), onions, carrots, potatoes, white corn, beef and wheat kernels. It also contains herbs such as coriander and spices. It is native to the region of La Paz.

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] Las huellas de la cocina Chilena], Cocinarte Chile Blog, 15 March 2008, retrieved 4 October 2013
  2. ^ Chairo paceno Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine; a taste of La Paz], Food Sovereignty Tours, retrieved October 04, 2013