Traditional Food
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Cows’ Feet Scramble, a Cuzco Favorite
There is a dish in Cuzco that is loved by its people and widely served in the markets but that…
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Making a Good Hot Sauce at Home
In Cuzco there is a great variety of foods, but there is one thing that must never be missing from…
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Chef’s Sunday: Lomo Saltado is the Union of Worlds
The smoky aroma you sense from cooking lomo saltado when following your waiter through the restaurant to your table generates…
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Chef’s Sunday: Picarones, Peru’s Fragrant Answer to Donuts
Picarones are: aroma of cinnamon and anise, soft and crisp at the same time. Tasting their syrup mixed with the…
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Cuzco’s Native Squash, Zapallo, Excites Its People
Long slices of bright orange or yellow from an enormous winter squash, called zapallo (suh-pie-yoh), always occupy the stands of…
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Cuzco’s Extras: Special Food and Gigantic servings
Extras in Cuzco are special meals, and they are gigantic portions. This is good food that many people desire. Extras…
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Cured Meats, a Tradition and Living Custom in Cuzco
Meat is common in human food, though animals are processed differently in the world various cultures. In this Cuzco has…
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A Living Andean Tradition: Three Chicherías in Cuzco
Chicha made from corn (chicha de jora) is the Andean drink that transcends time and space. It was present and…
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