Comments on: Bolivian Spice Fix

By: dan

dan — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:31:50 +0000

First visit back in a couple of years, and over the 5+ since I first hit this place, it hasn’t changed much – the same decor, a bit more faded, the exact same menu… probably physically the exact same menus from the look of them. The empanadas as good as ever. I do note two corrections; my favorite from the first time, the puka kapa, is actually a mix of caramelized onion with just a little cabbage, and the other, the dough, which on closer examination I realize contains a good amount of finely ground cornmeal, which accounts for the different texture. Prices are still reasonable – I didn’t note them at the time, but my recollection is the empanadas were probably AR$2 apiece, maybe even AR$2.50 – they’re now AR$4.50 across the board.

Son and daughter were apparently a little older than I thought, the former has gone off to his own life/work I gather and is no longer at the restaurant regularly, and the latter is actively working in the kitchen and looks to be about 18-19, dad’s a bit greyer, but still going strong. So am I one supposes….

By: La Paceña’s Bolivian Empanadas « Still Life in Buenos Aires

La Paceña’s Bolivian Empanadas « Still Life in Buenos Aires — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:21:15 +0000

[...] menu may say “picante,” it’s usually mildly spiced at best. When I discovered on Saltshaker that I could find a spicy cabbage empanada in Belgrano, I had to make the trip to La [...]

By: Still Life in Buenos Aires

Still Life in Buenos Aires — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:58:50 +0000

Spicy empanadas and Queen…is this Nirvana? I have to go here.

Thanks for the rec!

By: SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Pizza BBQ

SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Pizza BBQ — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:32:58 +0000

[...] Thankfully, that wasn’t my empanada, not that I could get anyone’s attention to find out. But about ten minutes later the waiter passed by again, picked up the plate from what turned out to be an hors d’oeuvre, and plopped this lovely baked, and normal hamster sized empanada on the table. The crust was delicate and just slightly crispy, the filling packed full of diced steak, with plenty of chili spice – in fact, this nearly rivaled the Bolivian empanadas I’d had at Pacena for heat – possibly just a bit too much. But, it was excellent, and given a few minutes and most of a bottle of water, I figured I’d be able to taste the pizza when it arrived. [...]

By: SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Zona Boliviana

SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Zona Boliviana — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 16:08:30 +0000

[...] We stopped for a bite to eat and the large, cafeteria-esque Rancho Grande, at Juarez 182. We probably should have stopped at the dingy little hole in the wall across the street. Not because Rancho Grande was bad, it just wasn’t interesting. We started off with a couple of Bolivian empanadas, or salteñas, packed with chicken, potatoes, and onions. Much like the versions I tried a couple of weeks ago, these are on the juicy side. My forewarning didn’t come, as the last time, from our waitress issuing it, but from the fact that it was served with a spoon. Juicy is an understatement, these were the soup dumplings of the empanada world. Actually, the salteñas were pretty tasty – not spicy like the last ones, but still nicely seasoned. I could (and should) have made lunch out of a few of them. [...]