Meet Pablo Valverde, traditional picaronero

He has been selling picarones for 20 years in the Parque Kennedy of Miraflores, and has gone on to take part in a number of gastronomic fairs including Mistura. He is Pablo Valverde, the picaronero.

August 21, 2010 | Lima City Guide, Peruvian Food

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Huancavelica inaugurates first ‘Festival del Cuy’

Guinea pig races, beauty pageants, and yes, lot’s of people eating guinea pig in Huancavelica.

August 19, 2010 | Huancavelica Guide, News, Peruvian Food

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Chicha Restaurant, Cusco [Featured]

Chicha is one of several possible stops on Cusco’s growing gastronomic trail. Read one travellers thoughts on celebrity chef Gastón’s Andean venture.

August 7, 2010 | Cusco Guide, Peruvian Food

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The origins of the traditional mazamorra morada

For many Peruvians, the taste of this thick purple goo is a treasured memory from childhood. Made from Peru’s unique purple corn it is a dessert dish with an interesting history.

August 4, 2010 | Peruvian Food

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Chicharrón for breakfast, there’s nothing like it

Pieces of pork belly, slowly cooked in its own fat. Juicy and with more taste than before the pork is placed in bread with some sweet potato, fresh onion and specks of rocoto chilli. So wrong yet so right.

July 23, 2010 | Lima City Guide, Peruvian Food

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The Cusco Bar Scene

Cusco feels like it has been reborn since the re-opening of Machu Picchu and the end of the tourist dry-spell. Business is booming once again as the hordes arrive in the Inca capital to visit the region’s star attraction. But seeing Cusco’s great archaeological legacy is done during the day… so what’s a visitor to [...]

July 15, 2010 | Cusco Guide, Peruvian Food

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The Cusco Gastronomic Scene

For many people great food is essential for a memorable trip. For those who missed out on a lengthy culinary stay in Lima, don’t pass up what Cusco has on offer.

July 12, 2010 | Cusco Guide, Peruvian Food

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A Peruvian chicken love story [Featured]

Kevin Pang is glad Peruvian Pollo a la Brasa is available in his home city of Chicago. He visits several local restaurants and raves about the wonderful flavour of Peruvian-style chicken.

July 8, 2010 | Peruvian Food

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Organic Food in Lima

Healthy, organic and in all cases tasty. Organic options are growing in availability in the gastronomic capital of the Americas.

June 7, 2010 | Lima City Guide, Peruvian Food

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Lima, Piura, Cusco and now Tacna… ¡Mucho Gusto!

Give a Peruvian an excuse to go out to eat and.. BAM! …you have crowds of tens of thousands.

The first visit of the country’s successful gastronomic fair “Perú, Mucho Gusto” in the southern city of Tacna has again beaten expectations.

May 16, 2010 | News, Peruvian Food, Tacna & Moquegua Guide

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Huarique Manolo

Manuel: “I have a friend called ‘Don Pésimo’ who always says: ‘This is as bad as a mango ceviche’. And one day, to play with him, I made him a ceviche with mango!”

May 2, 2010 | Lima City Guide, Peruvian Food

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Gastro-tourism in Pacasmayo and Lizard Cebiche!

Lizard cebiches and pot-baked ducks are just two local dishes waiting to surprise you and your taste buds. Welcome to the world of Jequetepeque, San Pedro de Lloc and Pacasmayo cuisine!

February 22, 2010 | La Libertad & Trujillo Guide, Peruvian Food

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