Traditional Food
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Chicken Milanesa, a Favorite of Cusco
Chicken milanesa is a favorite dish in Cusco, and indeed Peru, especially at lunch time. Every day it is prepared…
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Whimsy and History in Cusco’s Names for Chicherías and Picanterías
Chicherías and picanterías in our Imperial City carry fascinating names. In these traditional spaces local people and visitors of different…
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Chicha, Joy, and Music as the Day Fades
Cusqueñan People Enjoying their Ancestral Drink (Arnold Fernandez Coraza) The City of Cusco has numerous chicherías, places where chicha (homemade…
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Paradise on Your Plate, Peruvian Green Rice
Green rice, earthy and rich. To arrive at this world of color and taste you simmer rice in a flavor…
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Strawberries and Chicha Thrill One and All at Carnival
Celebrating Carnivals with Frutillada The People of Cusco celebrate their Carnival feast with rich food, good music, and refreshing beverages.…
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Carnival Reigns in Cusco as Water Bursts Everywhere
Dancing Around the Yunza (Wayra) Rain falls these days, a fat burst of droplets from the sky. It bounces on…
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Union of Savory and Sweet in Carnival, Cusco’s Puchero
Have a dish of Puchero (Walter Coraza Morveli) The colorful and wet feasts of Carnival are strongly felt in our…
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Dance, Food, and Color, Carnival 2016 in Cusco
Sharing a Glass of Beer During the Carnival feast in Cuzco (Photo: Walter Coraza Moreli) Carnaval explodes every year in…
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Borrowing Zing from Cusco, A Spice Blend and US Recipies
Seasonings for Cusco Spice Blend (David Knowlton) Some things are just amazing. Among these are the flavor combinations of Peru.…
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Carnivals of Abundance, Puchero
“Carnival is arriving,” as the famous song goes This feast before Lent pulls the Andes, rural and urban, into celebration…
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