This dish is an unmissable classic of Peruvian cuisine that is a perfect combination of many of Peru’s usual culinary suspects: ají amarillo (the yellow Peruvian chili pepper), potatoes, garlic and fresh cheese. Almost everyone that tries this cold ...
Recipes
Picarones Recipe
Picarones or Peruvian doughnuts are a typical Peruvian treat and are as good as American Doughnuts but are easier to make. This is a traditional Picarones recipe that's simple to make and the resulting Picarones will tempt you to devour them all. ...
Suspiro Limeño Recipe: Delicious Peruvian Dessert from Lima
A firm favourite in Lima (note the name), the Suspiro Limeño, also known as Suspiro a la Limeña and Suspiro de Limeña is a Peruvian dessert with a very interesting history. In the middle of the nineteenth century, Amparo Ayarza, wife of poet Jose ...
Peruvian avocado and quinoa salad
This is a popular salad which might be just the thing you need to liven up your meals. Skip the green leaves and go for a more substantial offering in this quinoa, sweetcorn, and delicious avocado salad. ...
Eating Cuy: Peruvian Guinea Pig Delicacy
They're not pigs and they don't come from Guinea. Peruvians don't keep them as pets. What they are is a delicious delicacy best served with potatoes and salsa. Guinea pigs are cute and cuddly and eating one is like eating your pet dog. Or is it? ...
Shrimp Ceviche Recipe
Shrimp is one of the world's most adored seafood and the fact that it is used in so many dishes shows how this love has spread across the globe. So, combine something as beloved as shrimp with something as popular as ceviche and what do you get? The ...
Tilapia Ceviche Recipe
Ceviche is one of the healthiest and most refreshing main courses or entreés you can find anywhere. I think we all agree that it's satiating and delicious. So, if you are craving a bowl of ceviche but would like to experiment with the type of fish ...
Pisco Sour Recipe
Peru's national drink is Pisco. Pisco is a grape brandy whose production began in the 1500s in the region of Pisco in Peru. Not all grape brandy can be called Pisco as the government set standards to preserve the brand and keep the high level of ...
Tiradito Recipe
Tiradito is a relation of the most well known Peruvian dish, ceviche. The origins of Tiradito lie in the orient. Asian, and in particular, Japanse immigrants brought their flavours and love of fish to this part of the world back in the 1800s. ...
Ceviche Recipe
A citrus-infused raw seafood dish popularised in Peru but found in many coastal areas of Latin America. Ají or chili peppers are added to boost flavor. White fish such as Sea Bass, Tilapia, and Halibut are the best fish for ceviche but other types ...
