Food & Drinks
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Quinoa Marmalade, A Cuzco Treat
Quinoa has become popular around the world. Generally it is used to prepare savory dishes, but sometimes in Cuzco it…
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Fresh Fish in the Garden, The Laguna Azul
Above Cuzco, on the edge of the great Inca complex of Sacsayhuaman, with its massive, zigzagged wall, sits a different…
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La Merienda, Tender Meat and Fading Time
Cuzco’s popular Plateros Street, which opens off the Plaza de Armas, the main square, had several new restaurants open this…
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Origins, Mystery, and Corn
Soon corn will begin to sprout in Cuzco’s sacred Valley. Its dual tendrils will push from the rich earth and…
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Condorito’s, Skewers and Popularity
Distant from the Plaza de Armas (Main Square) and yet one of the most popular and recognized places in Cuzco…
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KFC and the Sacred in Cuzco
Peru is in love with chicken. Not only is it passionate about its own pollo a la brasa, but it…
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Cicciolina’s Bakery, Breakfast and Rocket Science
Just a little burst of intense flavor can shoot the day forward like jets suddenly firing. Especially when one is…
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Cheese and Place in Ttio Market
Like a wall of butter-yellow bricks, congealed light, cheese glows on the stand in the market. Serrated like a battlement,…
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New Coffee Houses in Cuzco
Coffee houses have exploded around the world, with the model of good coffee and a place to sit and stay…
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Cuzco’s Traditional Food: Picanterías
A simple table in a room pulsing with the uneven beat of huaynos and the moan of yaravies, indigenous song…
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