Peruvian food is a cuisine of opposites: hot and cold on the same plate. Acidic tastes melding with the starchy. Robust and delicate at the same time. This balance occurs because traditional Peruvian food relies on spices and bold flavors, ...
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Peruvian Christmas Food – Holiday Season Cuisine South America Style
Christmas is a time for giving, sharing, and as we all know, eating and drinking. As one of the most widely celebrated holidays around the world, Christmas embodies vibrant traditions in global food culture. When it comes to food, many ...
Novoandina – Andean cuisine’s rich cultural history
Food is integral to culture, and culture is integral to revolution. When it comes to cultural restoration for a people seeking their roots and their heritage, nothing reforms those natal bonds so powerfully as food. This is especially true in ...
Butifarra Sandwich – The Essential Peruvian Ham Sandwich
What happens when you combine a garlic-infused, peppery ham with chillis, onions, peppers and wrap it up in crusty white bread? You get a Peruvian food favourite that pleases everyone (vegetarians and Paleo fans excepted). The butifarra sandwich ...
Potatoes in Peru – From the Andes to Mars
The potato is one of the most important food crops in the world. It comes after wheat, rice, corn, and sugarcane on the list of most consumed crops worldwide. Although the tuber was a startling novelty at first and actually frightening to many ...
Peruvian Cuisine
Want to know more about Peruvian Cuisine? Maybe you've heard that Peruvian Food is the next biggest thing or you're surprised by the number of Superfoods such as Maca, Quinoa, and Lucuma that come from Peru, and you want to know more. What is it that ...