Food of South America
Ceviche, asado, arepas, feijoada, potatoes of the Andes and fruit of the Amazon. 105 dishes on Thali so far.
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
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
PachamancaMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreAndean meats and vegetables slow-cooked with hot stones in an earthen oven
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CevicheFish or seafood
🇵🇪 Peru and 5 moreRaw fish or shellfish marinated in citrus juice and seasonings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Arepa
🇨🇴 Colombia and 5 moreCornmeal flatbread from Colombia and Venezuela, often split and filled
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
AsadoMeat
🇦🇷 Argentina and 4 moreBarbecued meats cooked over open fire, central to gatherings in Argentina and Uruguay
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Moqueca
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreBrazilian seafood stew simmered with tomatoes, onions, lime and coriander
Stew or curry, 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
Farofa
🇧🇷 BrazilToasted cassava flour mixture served as a side in Brazil
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
SalchipapaMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 5 moreSliced sausage and fries topped with sauces, a popular street snack
Street food, Lunch, Dinner
Bandeja paisaMeat
🇨🇴 ColombiaA large Colombian platter with beans, meats, rice, plantain and more
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Cachapa
🇻🇪 VenezuelaVenezuelan corn pancakes often filled with cheese and served hot
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Lomo saltadoMeat
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian stir-fried beef with onions, tomatoes, fries and rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Locro
🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 moreA thick Andean stew of squash, corn, potato and meat, eaten across South America
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Pabellón criolloMeat
🇻🇪 VenezuelaVenezuelan rice with stewed beef, black beans and often fried plantain
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Milanesa
🇦🇷 ArgentinaBreaded and fried cutlet, a staple of Argentine home cooking
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pastel de chocloMeat
🇨🇱 Chile and 4 moreSavory pie of sweetcorn topping over a spiced meat filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Rice and beans
🇧🇷 Brazil and 5 moreRice and seasoned beans served together in many regions, often as a main meal
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
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
HumitaVegetarian
🇵🇪 Peru and 4 moreFresh corn dough wrapped in husks and steamed or boiled
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MatambreMeat
🇦🇷 Argentina and 2 moreStuffed and rolled beef, sliced to show a colorful filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Curanto
🇨🇱 ChileShellfish, meats and potatoes cooked over hot stones in an earth oven
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
EncebolladoFish or seafood
🇪🇨 EcuadorEcuadorian fish stew with onions, cassava and pickled red onion rings
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Bobó de camarãoFish or seafood
🇧🇷 BrazilShrimp cooked in a creamy manioc and coconut milk purée from Bahia, Brazil
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Causa limeña
🇵🇪 PeruCold layered potato dish with a savoury filling, typical of Peru
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pollo a la BrasaMeat
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian rotisserie chicken cooked over charcoal and served with fries and sauces
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chupe
🇵🇪 Peru and 2 moreA hearty South American stew of meat or seafood, potatoes or yuca, and vegetables
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Arroz chaufa
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian fried rice with meat, egg, vegetables and soy sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Aguadito de polloMeat
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian chicken soup with cilantro and vegetables, known for its vivid green color
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
TiraditoFish or seafood
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian raw fish slices in a spicy citrus sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ChairoMeat
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 2 moreA hot Andean soup with beef, chuño, vegetables and grains
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Pato no tucupiMeat
🇧🇷 BrazilDuck simmered in a fermented manioc broth from northern Brazil
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tacu-tacu
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian rice and beans fried into a flat oval and topped with meat or eggs
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
OlluquitoMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreAndean stew of ulluku root and dried meat, served with rice
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
Porotos granadosVegetarian
🇨🇱 ChileChilean summer stew of cranberry beans, corn and squash
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
Acarajé
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreBlack-eyed pea fritters fried in palm oil and stuffed with spicy pastes
Street food, Snacks, Lunch
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tacu-tacu: Suedehead, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ceviche: No machine-readable author provided. Manuel González Olaechea assumed, CC BY 3.0, source
- Pollo a la Brasa: Dtarazona, Public domain, source
- Cachapa: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tiradito: Manuel González Olaechea, CC BY 3.0, 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
- Acarajé: Claudia Baiana, Public domain, 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
- Arepa: Steven Depolo, CC BY 2.0, source
- Churrasco: Julio Cesar Martins, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Moqueca: BR, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chivito: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattrubens/, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Salchipapa: Jorge Gobbi, CC BY 2.0, source
- Farofa: User Carioca, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pabellón criollo: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pastel de choclo: Paloma Baytelman, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- completo: Paul Lowry, CC BY 2.0, source
- Curanto: Lin linao, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Encebollado: Ministerio de Turismo Ecuador, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pachamanca: Javi270270, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Arroz chaufa: Dtarazona, Public domain, source
- Aguadito de pollo: MiguelAlanCS, 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
- Porotos granados: User:Pachanka, 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
- Locro: Horacio Cambeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Milanesa: Horacio Cambeiro, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rice and beans: Lorena Galicia, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Humita: Marcos Katz, CC BY 3.0, source
- Matambre: Gesellman, CC BY 3.0, source
- Bobó de camarão: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chairo: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chupe: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source