Saltenas (Bolivian Baked Empanadas)
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Loading... - Marilyn Zarate
- 13 Feb 2023
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If you've visited Bolivia or have a Bolivian friend, you have heard about salteñas.
These baked empanadas can be found in many Bolivian streets during the morning. They are eaten for breakfast or as a mid-morning snac
The country is full of salteñerías. These stalls or small restaurants open early in the mornings offering beef, chicken, spicy and non-spicy salteñas. A cup of steaming coffee or fresh made fruit juice is served with piping hot salteñas.
Salteñas are generally bought, it is not a recipe people make at home.
When we moved to Paraguay, my mom had a long list of Bolivian recipes that she would make. Some recipes she grew up making with her mom, but others were foods that were bought in the streets and there was no need to learn how to make them, unless you lived outside the country. Read More…
