potatoes
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Traditional Food
Cusco Celebrates Inti Raymi with Huatia
Yesterday the hills above Cusco, from Saqsayhuaman to the south, filled with families who sought a spot to make an…
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Customs
Cold Season and the Arrival of Chuño and Moraya
The economic system of the Incas was based mainly on agriculture, especially the sowing and harvesting of corn and potatoes.…
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Boiled Potatoes to Dull Hunger
Potatoes are used in a great majority of our dishes, if not almost all. This carbohydrate has different shapes, sizes,…
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News
Free Trade and Destruction in Peru
Free trade is hitting the fan in Peru these days. Given a masive drop in the prices for potatoes in…
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Ingredients
The Origin of Potatoes
Everywhere you go, you find potatoes today, from the Siberia to South Africa. It is hard to imagine not just…
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Food & Drinks
Chicken Has Become the Favorite of Peru
Chicken, not the kind with feathers that run around your yard clucking and eating stray seeds and insects, but the…
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Celebration
Homage to Peru’s Native Potatoes Today
Humble, trailing dirt, the potato is the heart of Peruvian cuisine and its civilization. It is not the majestic corn,…
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Food & Drinks
Nothing is Better than a Good Montado
Arni Fernandez Montado is a favorite dish of Cusco. People eat it in the markets and in the city’s restaurants.…
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Food & Drinks
Boiled Eggs, Potatoes, and Ocopa: a Perfect Combination for the Morning
Boiled eggs are one of the foods children and adults in Cusco eat most. It is a star in Cusco’s…
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Recipes
Two Recipes for Mashed Potatoes, Fluffy US vs Peruvian Gold
The Potato. Legend has it that Sir Walter Raleigh “made a gift of the potato plant to Queen Elizabeth, who…
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