Comments on: Bolivian Spice Fix http://www.saltshaker.net/20060210/bolivian-spice-fix Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:34:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Still Life in Buenos Aires http://www.saltshaker.net/20060210/bolivian-spice-fix#comment-153111 Still Life in Buenos Aires Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:58:50 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20060210/bolivian-spice-fix#comment-153111 Spicy empanadas and Queen...is this Nirvana? I have to go here. Thanks for the rec! Spicy empanadas and Queen…is this Nirvana? I have to go here.

Thanks for the rec!

]]> By: SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Pizza BBQ http://www.saltshaker.net/20060210/bolivian-spice-fix#comment-365 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Pizza BBQ Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:32:58 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20060210/bolivian-spice-fix#comment-365 [...] 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. [...] [...] 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 http://www.saltshaker.net/20060210/bolivian-spice-fix#comment-209 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Zona Boliviana Thu, 02 Mar 2006 16:08:30 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20060210/bolivian-spice-fix#comment-209 [...] 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. [...] [...] 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. [...]

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