Peruvian Wines Hit The Scene
Guest post by Greg de Villiers In the desert south of Lima, they’re making magic, and they’ve been at it for nearly 500 years. It is quite subtle, and at first as you drive down the coastal road from Lima, heading perhaps to Nasca or Arequipa you probably won’t notice it. Your mind will slowly [...]
Frejoles Guisados or Bean Stew
Now, just because I don’t like lima beans doesn’t mean I’m completely against beans. Most beans, I’m quite happy with – especially a big bowl of pinto beans. I’ve read that there are pinto beans in Peru, but I’ve never seen them in Lima and can’t find anyone that’s ever heard of them. Instead we [...]
Vegetable Soup
It’s no secret that vegetables aren’t a big player in the Peruvian diet. Despite the fact that there’s a wealth of vegetables available, they just don’t show up in large quantities in the average meal. For example, seco de carne – a beef stew – has a bare smattering of peas and carrots thrown in, [...]
Sopa a la Criolla
As the days get cooler in Lima, we start looking for foods that are filling, foods that warm us, foods that are comforting. And there aren’t many foods that fit the bill better than sopa a la criolla. For me, it’s the equivalent to a big bowl of Mom’s macaroni and cheese. The soup is [...]
Roughing it in the Amazon
by Matthew Barker It wasn’t my first trip into the jungle, but it was certainly my wildest. My first experience of the Peruvian Amazon was something of a cheat; from all the comfort of a jungle lodge, three course meals, soft mattresses and private showers. This time round I found myself waist deep in water, [...]
Delicias
Chato is a bit of an engineer. He loves doing anything that involves following instructions and putting things together. Like yesterday – my mom sent him a package for his birthday (12 years old!!!) that included a wooden birdhouse that he could put together himself. (Similar to this, but in the shape of pirate ship) [...]
Bowtie Pasta with Zucchini
Zucchini is one of my favorite vegetables, but my kids don’t seem to like it much. I have found that by chopping it up fine and mixing it in with spaghetti, I can slide it past their veggie sensors. They love pasta, so I try to serve it pretty often. This is one recipe that [...]
Pastel de Choclo Dulce – Sweet Cornbread Dessert
Pastel de choclo is a type of moist cake made from ground corn. It’s similar to cornbread, except it’s much sweeter and moister. It’s a criollo dish that’s been popular since at least the 1800s in Peru. The corn in Peru, of course, is the much larger and starchier variety – different from the very [...]
Life Goes on in Lima
Some of my friends back home look at my life in Peru as a bit of an escape. People think of Peru, and they think of jungles and mountains, fascinating archeological ruins, llamas and and maybe the Amazon river. They don’t often think of the day to day life that we live. Life here isn’t [...]
Grilled Swordfish Anticuchos
While anticuchos are generally thought of as grilled beef heart, the term “anticucho” is basically used for any food grilled on a stick. We all know how delicious grilled fish is. The Peruvian style, marinated in an aji sauce before grilling, is a very special treat. Served with fried yuca (or potatoes) and grilled corn [...]
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