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Food & Drinks
A Cusco Delight, Sarza of Pig’s Feet (Patas de Cerdo)
It is simple to prepare this dish. When you see it served at the table, served in the form of…
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Recipes
Fresh mangoes are delicious
I saw the delicious looking mangoes sitting in their packages of 6 at my local Costco. I wondered at their…
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Traditional Food
How to Make a Good Uchukuta Hot Sauce
A spicy sauce made of rocoto hot peppers and herbs the uchukuta* has a flavor that has gained it great…
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Recipes
Oh, That Hamburger
Papacha Hamburguer (Blue Cheese, Bacon, Sauco Ketchup) and Onion Rings (Walter Coraza Morveli) I was excited to buy lunch for…
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Food & Drinks
Borrowing Zing from Cusco, A Spice Blend and US Recipies
Seasonings for Cusco Spice Blend (David Knowlton) Some things are just amazing. Among these are the flavor combinations of Peru.…
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Drinks
Celebrate Chilcano Week with a Drink from Peru’s Heart
Once a year we celebrate the favorite feast of Pisco lovers, whether Peruvians or foreigners. Through out Peru people have…
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Commentary
Soup, the Forgotten Mainstay of Peruvian Cuisine
Hen Soup to Reinvigorate You When you think of Peruvian food, or Mexican food, you probably do not think of soup. Yet…
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Commentary
A Lomo Saltado for When Chilly Weather Comes
The weather is changing. A chill rain falls where I am in the US.. The leaves in the valley are…
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Recipes
A Recipe for Chiriuchu, Cuzco’s Iconic Food
Yesterday afternoon was the last chiriuchu fair in the Plaza San Francisco until the eighth day after the procession. A…
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Peruvian Food
Try Chicken Caucau Today
It is January, a month when people set goals to do new things. Since the month is nearing its end…
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