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Food & Drinks
Cuzco’s Chicken Soup Picks You Up
Chicken soup, called caldo de gallina, is one of the absolute favorite dishes of the people of Cuzco. They like…
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Peruvian Food
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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Ingredients
Quinoa, One of Cuzco’s Favorite Foods
Quinoa is a very important food in Cuzco and has a wonderful flavor. It is used to make a great…
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Peruvian Food
Wantan Soup Warms on Many a Cuzco Day
Wantan soup is a Chinese soup that is much consumed in Cuzco. It is made from chicken stock fortified with…
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Bundles of Green Herbs Enliven Cuzco’s Food
Cuzqueños love a good soup, wam, tasty and substantial, at ten in the morning. They fill themselves with their warmth…
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Customs
A Cuzco Favorite, Reheated Leftovers
In the culinary language of Cuzco there is a word that makes people’s taste buds turn on. It is calentado,…
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Traditional Food
Wake the Dead with Fish Soup, Chilcano
While the ancient, Inca city of Cuzco is known for its indigenous Andean food, it also has food that originates…
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