Autentic And Traditional Peruvian Cuisine Include Great History, Recipes And The Most Diverse Flavours Of The World
PERU ADVENTURE TOURS introduce you to the delicious world of Peruvian gastronomy. Peru is considered the gastronomy capital of South America.
Peru’s Gastronomy is slowly but steadily conquering the palates of the most renowned chefs worldwide.
Peru is home of 104 different biological zones, which assures an amazing assortment of fresh ingredients, such as Potatoes, maize and hot peppers from the Andes, fish and seafood from the Pacific Ocean, mangoes and limes from the inter Andean and coastal valleys, bananas, pineapple, coffee from the Amazon jungle.
Peru’s wild choice of fresh ingredients and the gentle blend of immigrant traditions -such as Spanish, African, Chinese, or Japanese- have created one of the World’s most unique and delicious cuisines.
Peruvian cuisine is having enormous cultural fusion. Ever since the first blending between Inca and Spanish traditions, local cooks have been capable of incorporating the flavours and techniques of the many immigrants that disembarked in the country’s as African, French, Chinese, Japanese and Indians cuisine.
Ceviche is one of the most commom of Peru, require fresh ingredients, very precise and fast execution as well as a perfect understanding of the spices and acidity. Ceviche: raw fish (or shellfish) diced in 2cm cubes and marinated in lime juice and hot peppers, served with raw onions, sweet potato and corn.
The most authentic and representative drink of Peru is the Pisco sour, the most common presentation, is a first rate way to kick off a Peruvian meal. Pisco, a tasty and clear brandy distilled from fermented grape juice, is Peru’s national drink.
INSTRODUCTION TO PERUVIAN GASTRONOMY BY NATURAL REGIONS
HISTORY OF THE PERUVIAN CUISINE
The Peruvian cuisine or Peruvian Gastronomy depends its roots several centuries ago, producing one of the most precious cultural fusions in the contemporary world. More Info.