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Bolivia vs. Ecuador: Pique macho seeks a place in the Food World Cup semifinals

From El Deber · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Bolivia’s pique macho will face Ecuador’s encebollado in the quarterfinals of the Food World Cup organized by Ibai Llanos.
  • Bolivia narrowly defeated Chile by 40,000 votes, while Ecuador beat Cuba by a wider margin.
  • Followers will decide which dish reaches the semifinals through a vote on social media.

Bolivia’s pique macho and Ecuador’s encebollado are competing for a place in the semifinals of Ibai Llanos’s Food World Cup. The quarterfinal winner will be decided by public voting on social media.

Bolivia against Ecuador, Food World Cup quarterfinals. A spectacular clash between two powerhouses.

· Ibai LlanosLlanos announced the quarterfinal matchup.

Bolivia reached this stage after a close victory over Chile. Llanos said the Bolivian dish advanced by only 40,000 votes. Ecuador earned a more comfortable win over Cuba.

The pique macho returns as Bolivia’s representative. Llanos praised the dish when he presented it again to his followers, saying, “I think it’s even better this time. Honestly, it looks impressive.”

I think it’s even better this time. Honestly, it looks impressive.

· Ibai LlanosLlanos praised Bolivia’s pique macho.

Ecuador’s entry is encebollado, one of the country’s emblematic dishes. The version submitted for this round was changed after Ecuadorian followers criticized the earlier preparation. Llanos said, “We listened to the feedback. We improved the sauce, we improved the onion, because many Ecuadorians were offended that it wasn’t a top-quality encebollado.”

We listened to the feedback. We improved the sauce, we improved the onion, because many Ecuadorians were offended that it wasn’t a top-quality encebollado.

· Ibai LlanosLlanos explained changes made to Ecuador’s dish after criticism from followers.

He left the decision to the audience: “It’s your turn to vote and decide who advances to the semifinals: Bolivia’s pique macho or Ecuador’s encebollado.”

It’s your turn to vote and decide who advances to the semifinals: Bolivia’s pique macho or Ecuador’s encebollado.

· Ibai LlanosLlanos called on followers to choose the semifinalist.
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Originally published by El Deber in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.