Traditional Food
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Boiled Eggs, Potatoes, and Ocopa: a Perfect Combination for the Morning
Boiled eggs are one of the foods children and adults in Cusco eat most. It is a star in Cusco’s…
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Soup, the Forgotten Mainstay of Peruvian Cuisine
Hen Soup to Reinvigorate You When you think of Peruvian food, or Mexican food, you probably do not think of soup. Yet…
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Vibrant and Colorful, the Casccaparo Market Provisions Cusco
Cusco’s Colorful Casccaparo Market (Hebert Huamani Jara) Without doubt, one of the most picturesque places in Cusco is the Casccaparo…
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Tinku, an Andean Ideology of Food
Food fills the plate and the stomach, but it is somehow more. It is put together according to the ideals…
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Cuy al Palo Delights in Lamay
Guinea Pigs Roasting on the Fire (Brayan Coraza Morveli) Cuy, also called guinea pig, is an animal traditionally found in…
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A Delicious Treasure Found in Lima, Patasca (Hominy Soup)
Patasca (Hominy Soup) A hominy soup is made from the concentrated broth of veal head in order to impart a…
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What Makes Up Christmas Dinner in Cusco?
Turkey Dinner Christmas is a day to share with your family and to give to the needy so that they…
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Farm to Table Time with Fava Beans in Cusco
Fresh and Green Beans from the Farms of Cusco The season of green fava beans has arrived throughout the region…
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To Defeat Cold, Drink Api
Steaming Api and Fresh Buñuelos (Fry Bread) Heat enveloped me when I pulled on the rustic door as if I…
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Capulí Fruit is Beautiful and Tastes Good
A Mountain of Capuli Fruit in Wanchaq Market After a beautiful dawn, with the wonderful, warm light of each morning,…
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