The Best Dishes of Bolivia: The Anticucho & The Sandwich de Chola

In our next stops we are going to talk about two of my preferred plates here in La Paz, the Anticuchos and the great Sandwich de Chola. If you have never tried these two yet, you have not lived.

My second favorite dish here in Bolivia is the famous Anticuchos; they are delicious and easy to find here in La Paz. The anticuchos are made of meat from the cow’s heart; this meat has a special flavor that is amazing. It is usually served with a spicy peanut sauce and some potatoes. They are usually served in food kiosks, because the “caseritas” the ones that cook the anticuchos have portable barbecues. One of the things that I do not like a lot about this food kiosks is that they are not very sanitary, but the anticuchos are delicious anyways. My favorite place to eat them is beside the San Miguel’s Church, before the restaurant Rey Porky. The “caserita” from this kiosk cooks very fast and leaves them with a delicious flavor. Sometimes her peanut sauce is very spicy, so be careful. This place is at the left side of the Ballivian Avenue, right after you pass the 21^st Street of Calacoto. The serving size of the anticuchos is not very big, per serving you get 4 to 5 slices of the meat and this only costs Bs. 7 that is $1 approximately. Normally we eat it in the night as a "bite", before or even after dinner.

The next dish we will talk about is the big and great Sandwich de Chola. This sandwich is very rich in flavor and the combination that it has inside it will make your tongue numb. The price is very reasonable in this case, because it is a little big in some cases and has a lot of items in the inside. It costs around Bs. 12 that in dollars it would be $1.74. The best place for having one of these sandwiches here in La Paz would be the “Parque de las Cholas” where there are a lot of kiosks. The Sandwich de Chola is made of pork, onion, spicy beans, bread, vegetables, and spices of different kinds. It is usually eaten at lunch time or before or even after it.