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Latin-Americans or Spanish Speakers: What is Lampaya?
I'm learning Spanish and have an interest in South American foods. A friend gave me a Bolivian cook book - La Comida Popular Boliviana.
A recipe is for 'Desayuno de lampaya' (breakfast of lampaya) and even the Bolivian people I know didn't know what it was. I know it is an ingredient (not a place) and the only thing I can find is that it is a plant... Not all that helpful.
If anyone could tell me what it is and what it tastes like, it would be greatly appreciated.
The recipe has Lampaya as an ingredient. Hence why I said that I knew it was an ingredient, not a place.
3 Answers
- 1 decade ago
It's obviously a medicinal herb, what it tastes of I cannot discover. Why you'd want it in a breakfast I can't imagine. If it;'s so popular why would there be so little information? I wonder if the author is still alive born 1924, perhaps you could write to him through the publishers.
Lampaya (Lampaya medicinalis F. Phil.) Leaves
PROPERTIES
Traditional uses: kidney disorders, urinary tract and prostate, liver disorders, dyspepsia.
The infusion was prepared with 1 tablespoon of the vegetable for 1 liter of freshly boiled water: drink 1 cup 3 times a day.
Effects: depurativo1, refrescante2, estomacal3
Caution: these products have the ancillary character of symptomatic and do not replace your doctor tells you to treat a disease. By consulting the doctor, tell them you are using this herb. Do your homework on aluminum cookware.
Other records: their use is endorsed only by tradition.
1 Clean the blood impurities and other body fluids.
2 Modera body heat.
3 Helps digestion.
Source(s): Translated from this page http://www.fucoa.cl/hierbas_medicinales/hierbas2.p... - 1 decade ago
Yes, as Jayson said, Lampaya is a place
I think is a Bolivian city
So that must be a typical food from this city
- 1 decade ago
I did some looking up on google and im pretty sure lampaya is a place, some where in chile. which would make sense. But im probably wrong. http://travelingluck.com/South+America/Chile/Antof...
