Ever catch a craving for a dough stuffed with a delicious filling? Foods as such are everywhere. Think about it: Pizza pockets, apple turnovers, even pierogi. The options are endless. Calzones and ...

Maria Helena Iturralde owns Saya Salteña, a love letter to Bolivia’s national dish. Here, she poses in front of an elaborate Bolivian mural in the restaurant that pays homage to that country’s ...

Saya Salteñas. 1919 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. The DC area is home to the largest population of Bolivian-Americans in the US. So, in parts of northern Virginia, it’s easy to find Bolivia’s iconic street ...

Baked saltenas, Bolivian-style empanadas, brushed with an egg wash before going in the oven for a golden glaze at Top Notch Bistro. Linda Bladholm Linda Bladholm If you’re craving empanadas, but also ...

Tierney Plumb is an editor of Eater’s Northeast region, covering D.C., Boston, Philly, and New York. Move over, boring breakfast sandwiches. D.C. gets a big Bolivian boost with the arrival of Saya ...

Whether they’re sweet or savory, sold as empanadas or saltenas, shaped in triangles or ovals, these Latin American filled pastries are portable testaments to the great peasant classes who created them ...

There are consequences to mistaking a salteña for an empanada. The signature Bolivian snack resembles an empanada with its crimped edges, but if executed properly, the pastry should serve as a pocket ...

I've never seen salteñas in Argentine restaurants, and they are the one food everybody associates with Bolivia, but I defer to your patriotism and superior knowledge. You would think the presence of ...

While dining at Joyce and Gigi’s it’s impossible not to notice the South American influences on the menu. There are empanadas, fried yucca, churrasco and other dishes from all over the continent. One ...

Narrator: Underneath the 8th Avenue side of the Columbus Circle subway station lives an underground food hall known as Turnstyle. Bolivian Llama Party's location in Turnstyle may be overlooked by the ...