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Choclo con Queso

Name: Choclo con Queso
Cuisine: Bolivian
Ingredients: 2 ears choclo corn (large-kernel Andean corn); 100 grams fresh white cheese (queso fresco); to taste salt; enough to boil water

Choclo con Queso is a traditional Bolivian dish featuring large-kernel Andean corn served with fresh cheese. It embodies the simple, hearty flavors of the highlands and is a popular snack that reflects indigenous agricultural practices and dairy traditions.

4 ingredients

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Indigenous70%

Spanish30%

Ingredients

choclo corn (large-kernel Andean corn)
2 ears
fresh white cheese (queso fresco)
100 grams
salt
to taste
water
enough to boil

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Originating from the Andean regions of Bolivia, this dish highlights the native cultivation of choclo corn and local cheese-making customs, blending indigenous food culture with colonial dairy influences.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Indigenous70%

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Spanish30%

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Techniques

boiling slicing

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