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Traditional Food
Manca Chicharro, new food trend in the Sacred Valley of the Incas
On the route from Cusco to Urubamba, also known the route to the Sacred Valley, there are beautiful landscapes and…
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The best accompaniment for chicharrón
Chicharron is one of the traditional dishes typical of the city of Cusco. Dee fried pork, it is prepared in…
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Traditional Food
Lawa de Maíz, a Cuzco Tradition
A thick soup called lawa de maiz is one of the most traditional dishes that we have in the city…
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Recipes
Cuzco’s Well Clothed Rocoto Relleno
The rocoto relleno, stuffed rocoto pepper, is one of the most typical dishes of Cuzco. Often people say that it…
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Ingredients
Peanuts, the Magic of Cuzco’s Favorite Dishes.
Though well known throughout the world, the peanut, called maní in South American Spanish, forms a key part of Cuzco’s…
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Commentary
Thoughts on Food, Inside, and Outside
Inside is an important place. On the whole, when it is wet and raining, inside is where people stay. But…
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Food & Drinks
How the Inca Got His Wife
On the slopes that drop down to the city of Cuzco from the archeological park of Sacsayhuaman there are some…
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Ingredients
Life, Death, and Stuffed Hot Peppers
Fat and sassy, rocotos rellenos (stuffed hot peppers) peer out from their wrappings on many street corners in Cuzco, such…
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