Food of South America
Ceviche, asado, arepas, feijoada, potatoes of the Andes and fruit of the Amazon. 94 dishes on Thali so far.
Carimañola
🇨🇴 Colombia and 1 moreDeep-fried yuca dough stuffed with meat or cheese
Street food, Breakfast, Snacks
Arepa
🇨🇴 Colombia and 5 moreCornmeal flatbread from Colombia and Venezuela, often split and filled
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
Pão de queijoVegetarian
🇧🇷 BrazilCheese-filled rolls made with cassava flour, a breakfast and snack food from Brazil
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
ChipaVegetarian
🇵🇾 Paraguay and 1 moreCheese-flavored rolls made with cassava starch, eaten as a snack or breakfast
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Sopa paraguayaVegetarian
🇵🇾 ParaguayA soft, cheesy cornbread from Paraguay made with corn flour, cheese, eggs and onion
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Sopaipilla
🇨🇱 Chile and 5 moreFried wheat dough pastry enjoyed sweet or savory across the Americas
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Breakfast
Cachapa
🇻🇪 VenezuelaVenezuelan corn pancakes often filled with cheese and served hot
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Salteña
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 1 moreBolivian baked empanada with a juicy, mildly spicy filling
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Snacks
ChanguaVegetarian
🇨🇴 ColombiaColombian breakfast soup of milk, water, eggs and herbs
Soup, Breakfast, Snacks
EncebolladoFish or seafood
🇪🇨 EcuadorEcuadorian fish stew with onions, cassava and pickled red onion rings
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Guyanese pepperpotMeat
🇬🇾 GuyanaA rich, spiced meat stew from Guyana, cooked with cassareep and hot peppers
Stew or curry, Breakfast, Dinner
Tacu-tacu
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian rice and beans fried into a flat oval and topped with meat or eggs
Main dish, Breakfast, 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
- Cachapa: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Arepa: Steven Depolo, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pão de queijo: Murilo manzini, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chipa: Ekem at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Salteña: EEJCC, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Changua: Jorvato, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Encebollado: Ministerio de Turismo Ecuador, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Guyanese pepperpot: Simon Abrams, CC BY 2.0, source
- Carimañola: Jdvillalobos, CC BY 3.0, source
- Sopa paraguaya: Horacio Cambeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sopaipilla: Popo le Chien, CC0, source