Peru
Guargüeros
Crisp Peruvian pastry tubes filled with manjar and dusted with sugar.
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Lima, Peru
Picarones
Ring-shaped fritters of sweet potato and squash dough, bathed in chancaca syrup. A 17th-century street dessert.
Huánuco, Peru
Prestiños
Huánuco fried pastries glazed with chancaca and served during local festivities.
Bolivia
Salteñas
Juicy, slightly sweet baked empanadas filled with beef, chicken, or pork with potatoes, peas, olives, and a spicy-sweet sauce. A mid-morning street staple, eaten standing and leaning forward.