Peru has long and deeply rooted culinary traditions, and Peruvian chefs have always loved the idea of exporting Peruvian “sazon” abroad (“sazon” means “taste” inEnglish). In the last decade many Peruvian Chefs, following Chef Gaston Acurio’s lesson, decided to put Peruvian cuisine on the world map and open several restaurants worldwide. This new generation of…
Category: Peruvian food
Rocoto Relleno: a Dish From The Tradition
Arequipa, a town in the southern area of Peru, has strong culinary traditions. The town is famous for its “picanterías”, which are rustic taberns located around the characteristic districts of the town. Serves. “Picanterias” serves traditional dishes such as “pastel de choclo”, “pepian”, “chupe de mariscos”, Peruvian corn with local cheese and the famous “rocoto…
A Traditional Peruvian Dessert: “Suspiro a la Limeña”
Peruvian gastronomy is not only reach in savoury dishes, but there are also several traditional desserts that are worth to be mentioned. The idea of this blog is to give people an idea of the variety of Peruvian ingredients and the ways they can be used, that is why we want to share the recipe…
How to make a Delicious and Tasty Ceviche
Ceviche is the king of Peruvian cuisine, this is one of the traditional dishes, usually prepared and eaten in the coastal region of Peru. So if you happen to be in Lima before going to Cusco and Machu Picchu do not miss the chance to taste a good Ceviche. The fish used to make ceviche…
Peruvian Restaurants in The 2017 World’s 50 Best Restaurants List
As you know the culinary scene in Peru is extremely vibrant and every month there are always very interesting new culinary openings! In Lima and Cusco we have some excellent restaurants that I always recommend to our travelers and some of them are in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list announced in Melbourne, Australia early…