Street Stall · Fried Pastry
Tucumana
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Despite the name pointing to Tucumán, Argentina, the deep-fried version sold on street corners is a distinctly La Paz breakfast food, eaten with a ladle of yellow chili sauce poured right into the pastry.
A half-moon pastry stuffed with seasoned beef or chicken, potato, peas and egg is deep-fried until golden and blistered. Street vendors in La Paz sell them hot each morning, splitting them open to fill with salsa.
Why it's made this way: The tucumana's morning street-cart ritual — eaten fresh off the griddle with hot chili sauce ladled inside — is a distinctly La Paz breakfast tradition, even though the pastry's name points back to Tucumán, Argentina.
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