Pique macho is a

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dish consisting of

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, green pepper,

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, and

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. Depending on the region it is cooked, boiled

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may also be included. Smaller portions are simply called ''pique''; ''pique macho'' is a huge portion, and traditionally spicy because of the pimenton.

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suggests that this is because you are

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if you can finish one by yourself, though most diners opt to share the dish amongst a pair or a group. Another legend says that a group of workers, late at night, drunk, were hungry. The owner of the restaurant said they were closing and had nothing. The group of workers insisted that they would eat anything. The owner proceeded to chop what she had left of the ingredients that constitute the pique macho and served them really spicy to help with their drunkenness. She then said "Piquen" si son "machos", eat it if you think you're man enough, and that is how it got the name of Pique Macho.

Ingredients

Basic Ingredients: *beef *salt *oil *red onion *green pepper *tomato *yuca fries or potato fries if yuca not available *boiled eggs *rice

External links

BoliviaNet's Pique Macho Recipe
Bolivian cuisine {{Bolivia-cuisine-stub