Talk:Bolivian Cuisine/@comment-76.90.224.201-20120603061328

Salteñas are recognized as  Bolivian food.It has  it's roots in the Argentinian empanadas from the region of Salta, we're the name comes from,but the regional aproch and the ingredients of the Bolivian saltena makes this a unique and authentic Bolivian food. It's preparation approach can be different depending where is made. The one I am partial to is the Salteña Paceña, I also like the one from Cochabamba. The main difference between the empanadas and the salteñas is the juiciness, take a big bite and you will have a mess in your hands and in your shirt....salteñas eating is an add quire art, reason enough for the locals that have them, to serve them with spoons. The second most important difference iis the use of "aji Colorado" a typical ingredient in Bolivian food. The unique flavor that this brings is complete different to the empanadas wich is achieved by using powder paprika. One last difference is that in Bolivian salteña there is only two kinds, meet or chicken. The empanadas have a number of different fillings, from savory, to sweet , jam,spinach .etc.