Food of South America
Ceviche, asado, arepas, feijoada, potatoes of the Andes and fruit of the Amazon. 105 dishes on Thali so far.
Rocoto rellenoMeat
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian stuffed rocoto peppers baked with meat and cheese
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ChunchulloMeat
🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 moreBraided and roasted small intestine, a grill favorite in Latin America
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
JuaneMeat
🇵🇪 PeruRice, meat, and egg wrapped in leaves and boiled, from the Peruvian Amazon
Main dish
SilpanchoMeatSillp'anchu
🇧🇴 BoliviaLayered Bolivian meal with rice, potatoes, breaded meat, and fried eggs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pique machoMeat
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 1 moreA Bolivian platter of beef, sausage, fries, vegetables and spicy sauces
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
PachamancaMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreAndean meats and vegetables slow-cooked with hot stones in an earthen oven
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AsadoMeat
🇦🇷 Argentina and 4 moreBarbecued meats cooked over open fire, central to gatherings in Argentina and Uruguay
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ChurrascoMeat
🇧🇷 Brazil and 6 moreGrilled meat, often beef, cooked over coals or on skewers in South America and Iberia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ChivitoMeat
🇺🇾 Uruguay and 1 moreUruguay’s signature sandwich with beef, cheese, ham and more in a bun
Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Dinner
Bandeja paisaMeat
🇨🇴 ColombiaA large Colombian platter with beans, meats, rice, plantain and more
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SalchipapaMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 5 moreSliced sausage and fries topped with sauces, a popular street snack
Street food, Lunch, Dinner
AnticuchoMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 3 moreGrilled skewers of marinated meat, often beef heart, from the Andes
Main dish, Dinner, Snacks
Lomo saltadoMeat
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian stir-fried beef with onions, tomatoes, fries and rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pabellón criolloMeat
🇻🇪 VenezuelaVenezuelan rice with stewed beef, black beans and often fried plantain
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pastel de chocloMeat
🇨🇱 Chile and 4 moreSavory pie of sweetcorn topping over a spiced meat filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
VatapáMeat
🇧🇷 BrazilA creamy Brazilian dish of bread, shrimp, coconut milk, peanuts and palm oil
Main dish
completoMeat
🇨🇱 Chile and 1 moreA Chilean hot dog loaded with tomato, avocado, mayonnaise and other toppings
Street food, Lunch, Dinner
Papa rellenaMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 5 moreMashed potato croquettes stuffed with seasoned meat and deep-fried
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CarapulcraMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 morePeruvian stew of pork, dried potato, peanuts and peppers
Main dish
MatambreMeat
🇦🇷 Argentina and 2 moreStuffed and rolled beef, sliced to show a colorful filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pollo a la BrasaMeat
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian rotisserie chicken cooked over charcoal and served with fries and sauces
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Guyanese pepperpotMeat
🇬🇾 GuyanaA rich, spiced meat stew from Guyana, cooked with cassareep and hot peppers
Stew or curry, Breakfast, Dinner
ChairoMeat
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 2 moreA hot Andean soup with beef, chuño, vegetables and grains
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Aguadito de polloMeat
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian chicken soup with cilantro and vegetables, known for its vivid green color
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Carne de solMeat
🇧🇷 BrazilLightly salted beef cured in the open air of Northeastern Brazil
Main dish
OlluquitoMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreAndean stew of ulluku root and dried meat, served with rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pato no tucupiMeat
🇧🇷 BrazilDuck simmered in a fermented manioc broth from northern Brazil
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Arroz carreteiroMeat
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazilian rice cooked with beef, sausage, and aromatics
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PomMeat
🇸🇷 Suriname and 1 moreSurinamese baked dish of grated root and chicken with citrus
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PamplonaMeat
🇺🇾 Uruguay and 1 moreChicken breast rolled with ham, cheese, peppers and grilled over coals
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Vaca atoladaMeat
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazilian beef rib and cassava stew from Minas Gerais
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Paçoca de carneMeat
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazilian dried meat pounded with cassava flour
Main dish
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Pollo a la Brasa: Dtarazona, Public domain, source
- Vaca atolada: Emerson Pardo, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pom: No machine-readable author provided. Alfredo1980 assumed (based on cop, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Papa rellena: Håkan Svensson (Xauxa)., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Silpancho: Locotex, CC BY 3.0, source
- Asado: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Bandeja paisa: Dtarazona, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Churrasco: Julio Cesar Martins, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chivito: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattrubens/, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Anticucho: No machine-readable author provided. Manuel González Olaechea assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Salchipapa: Jorge Gobbi, CC BY 2.0, source
- Paçoca de carne: PD-self, Public domain, source
- Pabellón criollo: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pastel de choclo: Paloma Baytelman, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Vatapá: Elingunnur, CC BY 3.0, source
- completo: Paul Lowry, CC BY 2.0, source
- Carapulcra: No machine-readable author provided. Manuel González Olaechea assumed, CC BY 3.0, source
- Guyanese pepperpot: Simon Abrams, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pachamanca: Javi270270, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Aguadito de pollo: MiguelAlanCS, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Carne de sol: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Olluquito: Miguel Alan Córdova Silva, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pato no tucupi: MTur Destinos, Public domain, source
- Arroz carreteiro: Marcuskuhl, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pamplona: Diosverde, CC0, source
- Chunchullo: Sebastian Bassi, CC BY 2.0, source
- Rocoto relleno: franzconde, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pique macho: MollySVH, CC BY 2.0, source
- Juane: Dtarazona, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Matambre: Gesellman, CC BY 3.0, source
- Chairo: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0, source