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Chairo
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Chairo stew as served at Ciclik, a restaurant in the Sopocachi neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia
Type Soup
Place of origin Bolivia, northern Chile
Created by Aymara people
Serving temperature Hot
Main ingredients Chuños, onions, carrots, potatoes, white corn, beef and wheat kernels

Chairo is a traditional dish of the Aymara people, consumed mainly in Bolivia and other countries in the Andes.

It is a soup made of vegetables and beef. It is made of chuño (dehydrated potatos), onions, carrots, potatoes, white corn, peas, fava beans, a small piece of Châlona (dehydrated lamb or llama meat) beef and wheat kernels and sometimes a small piece of pork rind that goes on top. It also contains herbs such as coriander and spices. It is native to the region of La Paz.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Chairo para niños

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