Ayar Siblings
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Commentary
Lightning Shakes the Earth and Makes Food in Cuzco
Lightning crackles across the Andean sky in great bursts. Sometimes it crashes into the ground and shakes all around. If…
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Ingredients
The Inca’s Tears Make Salt in Cuzco
An Inca treasure emanates from the depths of the Andes in Cuzco. It is a pink salt rich in minerals.…
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Food & Drinks
Does Uchu, Hot Pepper, Simply Mean “Food” in Quechua?
Yesterday, at a family lunch in the home of my compadres a delicious hot sauce accompanied the chicken and rice.…
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The Myth of Inca Origins and Food
Food and myths have an intimate relationship, as we have become increasingly aware during our work on understanding the culinary…
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