Mercado 28 opened its door last month in the heart of Miraflores, the vibrant Lima’s district. This is the first gastronomic market in Peru’s capital city, following the culinary trend worldwide, just think about Italy, USA, Spain and Mexico. Gourmet markets are not only a trend, but they give locals and visitors the opportunity to…
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How to Make a Delicious Causa Limeña
Causa Limeña is one of the traditional dishes, usually prepared and eaten in the coastal region of Peru. So if you are in Lima not miss the chance to taste a good Causa Limeña. The ideal to make a causa limeña is to use the yellow potato, but if in your country there is no,…
Peruvian Chefs Who Have Conquered The World
Peruvian cuisine is famous all over the world, also thanks to a group of Peruvian Chefs who has exported Peruvian dishes abroad by opening great restaurants, which awarded Michelin stars or other kind of international recognitions and collected extraordinary culinary critiques. Here we spoke about Peruvian chefs who opened restaurants abroad after having achieved the success in…
Putting Peruvian Cuisine on the World Map
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…
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…