Traveling Snacks - Andean Munchies

So on our recent roadtrip to Huarapite, I spent a little while reflecting on the food that we ate, especially on the road. It was quite unique, and very much Andino. I have eaten these things before, but traveling in a crowded mini van or the back of a pick-up truck just seems to add something to the ambiance and aura of it all. First is choclo con queso - that is corn on the cob and a wedge of Andean, hand molded cows milk cheese. It is all crumbly fresh, and the corn is smokin´hot! They give it to you in a plastic bag. It costs about 50 cents or 1 sole. The women carry big rubber tubs on their head and all the corn is wrapped in a towel and paper to keep it smokin´hot. ¨Choclo! Choclo! Choclo con queso!¨They bark as they walk the sides of the road where a lot of cars stop for a rest. The women may add an ïto¨on the end of it all meaning ¨little, and I think Hey perfect for a snack so come eat!¨¨Choclito con queso or Chocolo con quesito!¨Corn on the cob in Peru, but especially the Andes mountains is BIG Kerneled. I do not know how else to describe it. It takes getting used to, but I love it. Next is potatoes sancochado or boiled potatoes. Little red tubers that have been boiled, again given to you in a plastic bag. Sometimes with a wedge of Andean cheese and a pinch of salt. You peel the potato with your dominant hand, and hold the cheese in your other and then go at it. Bite for bite, ARF ARF ARF! (That is the biting sound). Finally, a variety of breads. The bread in Ayacucho is fantastic and unique. You cannot get it other places, including Lima (the capital). When you go to the bus terminal there are booths and push carts selling bags of different breads, and the Andeean cheese to take with you or llevar were ever you are going. Chapla, rosquitos, wau-waus, Frances. You name it we were eating it. We were washing it all down with ponche or a hot rice oatmeal liquidy drink. The women from Huarapite had made it by the 5 gallon bucket full. SLURP!!