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Recipes from South America
Every day or special occasion

By Bonnie Hamre, About.com

Cazuela de pollo Chile

Cazuela de pollo Chile

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When you travel in South America, you can expect to try a number of new foods or methods of preparing those foods. These recipes are traditional, day to day favorites. Taste before you travel, or after you return home, and create a meal from appetizer to dessert and savor the taste and flavors of Latin America at home.

Enjoy these recipes, most of them traditional South American recipes enjoyed by many. Most of these recipes are everyday cooking, foods you'll find in daily use.

Some are special occasion recipes, enjoyed at Christmas or holidays. Food and recipes specific to a country are listed at the bottom of the page.

** = Recipes added recently to this catgory

** Appetizers

Bread and Pastries

Soups and Stews

** Individual or Main Dish Salads

Sauces and Condiments

Seafood

Meat Entrees

Poultry

Vegetables

Desserts and Sweets

Holidays, Special Occasions and Fiestas

Suggested Reading

Cookbooks

Bonnie Hamre
Guide since 1997

Bonnie Hamre
South America Travel Guide

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