Chajchu (Chahk-chew), a dish associated with the city of Cochabamba, suggests a Bolivian chef's salad. For this version, shredded beef, hardboiled egg, sliced fresh cheese, and broad beans were laced with slivers of green onion, then dressed with a spicy salsa and slices of tomato, onion, and chili pepper. Rather than leaf vegetables, however, those ingredients rested upon a bed of potatoes (shown below) — Andean chuños, freeze-dried and reconstituted, and U.S. spuds. Have no doubt: This was a plato fuerte, not a side salad.
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(The autumn 2019 event was held on September 21)
