Maizena- a pastry with a squishy center made from maize. The center wasn't very sweet but the icing sugar topping sorted that out. Bought for 10p on the street.
Charquekan- quite a plate of protein. The locals are proud of this dish of very well done shredded beef. The beef was dry but full of flavour and came served on a bed of nicely cooked potatoes. The tomato, onion and egg worked well but the cheese was unnecessary and ended up on Rachel's baked potato.
Pique Macho is basically a bit of everything cooked up in a sauce. There is beef, tomato, pepper, sausage, probably a bit of old llama, all mixed up and made tangy by the sauce. There is also some cheese and a load of chips going on. Not the healthiest meal but surprisingly satisfying.
Macarron has become a favourite snack of mine and though Rachel often poo poos it she can't help but dig in from time to time. It is made from corn with a thin crisp sugar coating and is a speciality of Copacabana, being sold out of huge sacks by the roadside there and in La Paz. Very big with a sweet breakfast cereal flavour, somewhere in between frosties and sugar puffs.
There are other shapes too like this smaller variety with a cocoa coating. It''s not as good at all.
Panqueque piled high with fruit and honey.
Surely its not. It is! Its a proper British Indian curry in La Paz. As can be seen the naan was too big and fluffy but it had a chilli oil coating and did the job accompanying a delicious beef madras and a taste-bud tingling chicken jalfrazi.
Completing a trio of very un-South American treats, these huge German style beer sausages (local strong lager called Bock) were quite stomach filler, served with mustardy cabbage, veg and loads of mash, plus a pepper sauce. The drink is a maltin, like a sweet non-alcoholic beer.
In every town we have been in or passed through there is a Comedor popular. These are large kitchens with bench seats where cheap and filling food can be had for hard working locals, or interested English tourists. The lady was a little unsure if we were in the right place when we went in, but having shewed much enthusiasm for her proposed lunch (soup and something) she was happy.
The soup was 
Who could walk past a shop with name like this? I tried a new exciting fruit flavour which just turned out to be apricot- not the best ice-cream, so I went back for dulce de leche- condensed milk flavour, yum. The next day chocolate was enjoyed- 35p in a sugar wafer cone.
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