Comments on: Food business taking off in Peru [Featured]

By: » Gastronomy is the new driving force for economic development …en Perú – Travel Culture History News

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:17:22 +0000

[…] the growing economic benefits Peru is enjoying thanks to its cuisine, as demonstrated by a second very successful gastronomic fair hosted in the capital of Lima not […]

By: Juancho

Juancho — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:48:41 +0000

Nah, I haven’t read Ojo since they dropped the centerfold. 😉

By: gato

gato — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:39:51 +0000

Are those newspapers the ones you read Juancho? Well, then that says a lot about you

Most people in the world, including people in the US and the UK realize their media is corrupted and can’t be trusted

By: Juancho

Juancho — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:10:00 +0000

“Time” magazine this week has an article on Peru’s gastronomic boom and international outreach, citing Gaston Acurio’s restaurants abroad and the explosion of cooking academies, including Le Cordon Bleu, in Lima. The gist of it is that Peruvian cuisine is making inroads, and is poised to take on a permanent presence in the US market: “Cebiche is the new sushi.”

By: Juancho

Juancho — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:04:21 +0000

Right, Gato. Better to stick with media like ‘El Trome’, ‘Ojo’, ‘Aja,’, Aldo Mariategui and la Dra. Laura.

By: Gato

Gato — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:17:02 +0000

These articles that you mention are not reliable, and Peru, South America and the rest of the world can not trust the media from countries like the UK and the US 100% since they are also corrupted as well

By: Stuart Starrs

Stuart Starrs — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:06:07 +0000

Malnutrition still affects 1/3rd of Peruvian children according to these articles 1, 2

Poverty levels nationwide are in the range of 40-45%, with regular falsification from the Garcia govt to bring it down to around 39%. Excluding cities, poverty levels rise drastically to 70%+ with some regions in the 90% or higher range. In these regions most people are classed as malnourished by the United Nations and its World Food Program.

By: Gato

Gato — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:52:56 +0000

Stuart,

That’s non sense, the poverty level in the country is below 50%. Are you looking at current figures ?? And I really don’t think malnutrition is about 30% It’s very likely below that.

By: Stuart Starrs

Stuart Starrs — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:57:06 +0000

Gato, after a quick search I found various figures that put the average rate of poverty at about 70% and the rate of malnutrition at about 30%.

By: » MISTURA 2009 – II International Gastronomic Fair of Lima …en Perú – Travel Culture History News

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:17:06 +0000

[…] 2006, Peruvians have learned to take great pride in their cuisine. As the BBC’s Dan Collyns explains, “Rich or poor, Peruvians pride themselves on eating well. Fast food is frowned upon and a […]

By: Gato

Gato — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:14:20 +0000

Great article from BBC!! It is true

However, what is NOT TRUE is the statement that “a quarter of children suffer from malnutrition.” I really don’t know how they have come up with this fact. Have they surveyed all the millions of children who live in Peru? I really doubt it !!

Malnutrition is very very low in Peru !