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, [...]
Chilcano de Pescado
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a recipe for the Chilcano de Pisco, a delightful Pisco drink. At the time, I said not to confuse it with Chilcano de pescado, which is a fish soup. Then I got to thinking, the best way to make sure no one gets them mixed up would be [...]
Cau Cau de Mondongo
Much like in the US, there are dishes in Peru that are remnants from the days when slavery was common. These dishes are usually made using the “less desirable” cuts of meat and food that was cheap or even left over from the slave owners. In the US, we have chitterlings (or chitlins, as most [...]
Some of My Favorite Posts
Back in the days when I first starting this blog (December of 2008, to be exact), there weren’t a whole lot of people reading it. Back in the day, we were known as “What We’re Eating”, and I wasn’t really very good at keeping things updated. But this year, I moved it over here onto [...]
Quinoa Soup – Sopa de Quinua
Image via Wikipedia The Incas really knew what they were doing when it came to nutrition. Quinoa (or quinua) was a major part of their diet, second only to the potato. They held it sacred, and called it the ‘mother of all grains’. The truth is that quinoa isn’t actually a grain. Grains come from [...]
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