The best traditional foods of Salta
The top 3 according to 58 votes from people: Salteña empanada · Humita in husk · Guatia (pit-roasted meat). (Updated Aug 14, 2019.)
Empanadas, locro and humitas: the typical foods and drinks of Salta listed in Wikipedia's article on Salta cuisine.
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Top 15
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Salteña empanada
Small juicy turnover of knife-cut beef and potato.
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Humita in husk
Corn paste with cheese and basil wrapped in the husk.
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Guatia (pit-roasted meat)
Meats wrapped in hide and cooked underground.
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4
Patay (carob bread)
Bread of carob-pod flour.
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5
Locro
Stew of squash, beans and corn with red chorizo and meats.
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Crackling tortitas
Lard breads with pork crackling.
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7
Charqui (jerky)
Salted, sun-dried meat.
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8
Salta tamal
Corn dough with meat and onion in a husk.
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9
Pit-cooked beef head
Cow's head cooked in an earth pit.
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10
Cayote preserve
Fig-leaf gourd preserve with walnuts.
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11
Arrope (fruit syrup)
Thick syrup of fruits such as carob or chañar.
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12
Cafayate Torrontés
The white wine emblem of Salta's valleys.
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13
Aloja (carob drink)
Fermented carob drink.
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14
Quesillo with cane syrup
Fresh cheese with sugar-cane syrup.
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15
Corn chicha
Fermented corn drink of carnival and Pachamama festivities.
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Comments (1)
Faltan las empanadas de Cafayate jaja no, en serio, buena lista. El locro del 25 de mayo en Salta es otro nivel