Volcano Soup

While in Bolivia, I have made a point of reading up on local foods to get an idea of what we should try. When we arrived in Potosi I read about this restaurant that served kala purca or more commonly called volcano soup by travellers. Kala purca is a thick maize soup with potato and meat that is served with a hot rock in it which keeps it boiling as it is brought to the table. Unfortunately, the place we wanted to try it at was closed on Wednesday, but after walking around the corner we found another place that was overflowing with customers all ordering their soups (we later asked our taxi driver where the best place for the soup was and he recommended where we ending up - so a blessing in disguise). Of course it wouldn't have been a traditional meal from Potosi without a Potosina - the local beer.

To see it in action - click below:

Volcano soup from Ryan messer on Vimeo.
- Louise -