DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Chancho a la Cruz
Also known as: Chaqueño Pork on the Cross
Bolivian Chaco whole roast pork with salad, potatoes and peeled maize.
About Chancho a la Cruz
Chancho a la cruz is whole pork roasted on a cross over embers. Teresa Mayaregua’s Santa Rosa recipe appears in Saboreando el Chaco, a collection of Bolivian Guaraní food traditions.
Pork, salt and butter anchor this version’s flavour. Lemon juice is also listed, while a simple tomato-and-onion salad provides a fresh accompaniment alongside potatoes and mote pelachi, the collection’s peeled maize.
The presentation centres on the whole pig and its crisp skin. For the plate, the meat appears in pieces with the salad, potatoes and maize beside it.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Chancho a la Cruz
Teresa Mayaregua’s Santa Rosa chancho a la cruz.
- Young whole pigProtein
- Lemon juiceSeasoning
- ButterFinish
- TomatoesBase · Salad
- OnionsBase · Salad
- PotatoesAccompaniment
- Mote pelachiAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- Unspecified condimentsSeasoningIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Young whole pig: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Lemon juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Listed, but exact use not assigned by method.
- Butter: Milk
- Tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Mote pelachi: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Book glossary specifies maize peeled with ash; no wheat-mote mapping.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit method-only brine and potato cooking water.
- Unspecified condiments: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method explicitly rubs condimentos but does not identify blend; not assumed to consist solely of listed lemon/salt.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Bolivia
- BoliviaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Guaraní Cuisine
- Bolivian Chaco Cuisine
- Bolivian Chaco cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.