''Fricasé'' is a traditional soup in
Bolivian cuisine
Bolivian cuisine is the indigenous cuisine of Bolivia from the Aymara and Inca cuisine traditions, among other Andean and Amazonian groups. Later influences stemmed from Spaniards, Germans, Italians, Fren ...
prepared with pork, pork ribs or chicken,
hominy
Hominy is a food item produced from dried maize (corn) kernels that have been treated with an alkali, in a process called nixtamalization ( is the Nahuatl word for "hominy"). "Lye hominy" is a type of hominy made with lye.
History
The process ...
,
chuño
() is a preserved potato product traditionally made by Quechua and Aymara communities of Bolivia and Peru, and is known in various countries of South America, including Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Northwest Argentina. It is a five-day process, ob ...
(a freeze-dried potato product) or potatoes, onion, garlic, salt, pepper and spices.
It is sometimes consumed as a
hangover food, as having a theoretical potential for easing or alleviating symptoms associated with the hangover.
''Fricasé'' is a common soup in Bolivia, and is often sold and consumed in the morning.
It is a spicy soup that is typically prepared using large chunks of meat, and ''chuno'' potatoes are typically used in the
Altiplano
The Altiplano (Spanish language, Spanish for "high plain"), Collao (Quechuan languages, Quechua and Aymara language, Aymara: Qullaw, meaning "place of the Qulla people, Qulla") or Andean Plateau, in west-central South America, is the most extens ...
region of Bolivia.
The
aji pepper is sometimes used as an ingredient,
and bread crumbs are sometimes used to thicken the soup.
See also
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List of chicken dishes
This is a list of chicken dishes. Chicken
The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus''), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 year ...
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List of pork dishes
This is a list of notable pork dishes. Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig ('' Sus domesticus''). It is one of the most commonly consumed meats worldwide,Raloff, JanetFood for Thought: Global Food Trends Science News Online ...
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Pozole
Pozole (; from ) is a traditional soup or stew from Mexican cuisine. It is made from hominy with meat (typically chicken or pork), and can be seasoned and garnished with shredded lettuce or cabbage, chili peppers, onion, garlic, radishes, avoca ...
References
External links
Fricasé de pollo al vermut. Receta para un pollo en salsa diferenteDirectoalpaladar.com. {{in lang, es
Bolivian soups
Latin American pork dishes
Chicken dishes