Cuzco cuisine
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Restaurants
The Best Street for Food, San Agustin
A large array of restaurants in Cuzco awaits you, from fine dinning to more rustic fare, from carefully planned creations…
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Ingredients
Peas Brighten Many Dishes in Cuzco
Peas are an indispensable ingredient in Cuzco’s cuisine. Legumes from the same broad family as beans, chickpeas (garbanzos), and lentils,…
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Traditional Food
A Very Traditional Dish from Cuzco, Zarzas
Zarza is a word with a lot of meaning in Cuzco, at the same time it is a traditional snack.…
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Customs
The Heart of Cuzco’s Traditional Cuisine Lives in the Picantería El Secreto Sanbleño
The classical, traditional restaurants of Cuzco are the picanterías. They still enshrine that is both typical of the region and…
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Food & Drinks
Peru’s Delight, Chicha Morada
On a corner within the San Pedro Market, in the section specializing in rice with egg, I saw a crowd…
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Commentary
Chef’s Sunday: Tarwi as a Main Dish
Tarwi, also called chocho, is a legume that is native to the Andes. It has been used in gastronomy from…
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Two New Restaurants and Traditional Cuzco Cuisine
Traditional Cuzco food has generally not been a big part of the offerings of restaurants in the tourist core of…
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