Food & Drinks
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Two Questions in a Cuzco Café
The sun shines brightly amidst intermittent clouds. The rains have ended and Cuzco’s bright dry season has begun This really…
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Corn Lawa, A Delicious Cuzco Tradition
Corn, as we well know, has been the most important crop in the Andes since the time of the Incas.…
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Vegetarian Food Grows in Cuzco
Vegetarian food is claiming more and more recognition in Cuzco. As evidence of this, you can find in the colonial…
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Two Unusual Andean Tubers Delight in May: Oca and Añu
The Andes are the Eden of tubers. While potatoes are the best known, others are just now beginning to come…
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Kukuly Restaurant: A Nook of Delights
A welcoming place with good energy, Kukuly Restaurant sits three blocks above the main plaza and offers not only a…
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Cuzco’s Wondrous Variety of Breads
Cuzco consumes a lot of bread and that bread is still made artisanally and often in traditional ovens. There is…
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Bembos in Cuzco
The Haucaypata, Cuzco, the main square where idols from all over the empire would be set in a coat of…
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The Potato in Cuzco
The potato is the most important crop for Peruvian cuisine since it cannot be missing from almost any meal. It…
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Ceviche Time in America? Mexican Zings Peru
Peruvian food has claimed more fans in the United States. Its promotors, such as celebrity chef Gastón Acurio, hold it…
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Much More than a Seed: Quinoa in Cuzco
Though it has various spellings–quinoa, quinua, or kinwa– this seed is a grain that we in Cuzco have inherited from…
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