hot peppers
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Food & Drinks
Divine Hot Sauce
Some people see a hot sauce on the table and think of it as if it were akin to a…
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Cuzco’s Rocotos, a Varied World of Shape, Color, and Type
The major hot pepper of Cuzco, the rocoto, flames with heat and yet has a flavor that entices. It comes…
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Events
Peru Present in Today’s Superbowl
Peru will be there today as, all over the United States people gather to watch the Seahawks and Patriots battle…
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Commentary
Loss of Flavor and Food in Peru
“People here do not like hot food.” An entrepreneur from India living in Cuzco told me this in reference to…
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Recipes
Rocoto Marmalade, an Old Cuzco Dessert
Peru is a hotbed of peppers. They come in many varieties and are used in many ways, sometimes even in…
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Food & Drinks
Majestic Tiger’s Milk (Leche de Tigre), a Peruvian Delight
This nectar of the gods arises from the union of the fruit of Peru’s sea along with the best of…
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Peru’s Hot Peppers Bring Magic and Mystery to Cooking
Peru is a land of chili peppers. Everywhere you go, you will see a rich variety of peppers with amazing…
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Restaurants
Where is the Sauce?
Peru has a wealth of hot peppers and an amazing range of salsas made from them. Yet in tourist restaurant…
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Ingredients
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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