Peruvian cuisine

The history of the state had an incredible impact on the traditional Peruvian cuisine. While the Spaniards did not seize the country, local Incas used to eat agricultural products: corn, potatoes and various root crops. Using the pits dug in the ground and filled with red-hot stones, the women prepared ragout and soups. To get fragrant spices, they crushed garlic, chili and calendula. Also in the sea, Indians caught fish, shrimp, crabs and other inhabitants, in the mountains and forests, they extracted deer, rabbit and sheep meat, hunted pigeons, quails, partridges and ducks, and fruit trees were collected in the river valleys.

After the Spaniards captured Peru, the Creoles changed their traditional cuisine in the Incas. In the diet of the local population appeared milk, butter, cream, meat of domestic animals. Also began to eat olives, vinegar and cereals: rice, barley, wheat. The colonizers brought new varieties of vegetables and fruits, which were perfectly acclimatized in Peru. Later, the Arabs taught the Indians to use herbs: coriander, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, sugar cane. But no matter what influence Peru has on the kitchen, the main ingredients are still potatoes, corn and rice.

Features of Peruvian cuisine

1. The local population consumes dried leaves of coca in large quantities. They can be chewed, brewed instead of tea and added to various dishes. The drug effect in this form of coca does not, however, it is an excellent tool for maintaining vigor, tone.
2. In Peru, it is not customary to eat bread in huge quantities. In cafes and restaurants it is usually not served to the main course, so if you want, ask for a loaf to the waiter.
3. Servings are always served very large. For example, in a huge bowl with broth can bean beans, beans, ram jaw, from which it was cooked. There are no obese people in Peru. The local population loves to eat, but it also moves a lot, as well as the high-altitude climate influences them.
4. The dishes of Peruvian cuisine depend heavily on the regions of the country. On the Pacific coast, for example, in Lima , mainly prepared from seafood, for example, "sevice". It is prepared from fish, onion, lime juice, and as a side dish, potatoes, corn or sweet potatoes will be offered. A special feature of this dish is the juice, which is obtained from mixing all the ingredients. Aborigines call it "tiger milk" and in a separate cup they serve the main meal.

The first dishes of Peruvian cuisine

There are a huge number of recipes for the first dishes of Peruvian cuisine. Here they cook soup-mash, chupes, aguaditos, chola creola, sudatos, as well as rich and light soups. In any restaurant you will be offered at least ten different options.

1. The most popular first dish is the parietala. For its preparation use seafood, serve soup in a large plate, similar to a basin, which is decorated with crab claws and edible seaweed. In general, the local population strongly believes that seafood has a positive effect on the sexual temperament of a person.
2. Another famous sea soup is Chupe de Camarones, which is made from shrimp, eggs, milk and pepper. The last ingredient is the most important in the national cuisine of Peru.
3. Aborigines like and soup of lentils. It is cooked from browned onions, thyme, flour, tomato paste, garlic, parsley and lentils. The dish is very tasty, both cold and hot.

Cuisine of Peru - recipes for second courses

Peruvian cuisine recipes for meat dishes are quite diverse. Here, pork, beef, mutton, poultry, llama alpaca are consumed. The national dish is kui - it's a local guinea pig in a stew or fried form, cooked with spices, which is a useful and valuable delicacy, used by the natives from ancient times. The guinea pig meat does not contain cholesterol, but the taste resembles a suckling pig. This animal can be ordered in any cafe and restaurant at the hotel , as well as with street vendors.

One of the popular second courses in Peru is pachamanka - it is an assortment of different kinds of meat. His cooking is original, even extravagant. In the ground, make a small pit, in which a bonfire is baked, and a layer of stones is laid on top. After the fire burns out, all the boulders are thrown at the boulders: yam, potatoes, corn and, of course, various meats. Then the improvised earthen smokehouse is covered with leaves of banana trees, pipes for steam and smoke are stuck and buried. After a certain time, the stove is unearthed, the food is laid out on plates and enjoy a fragrant unforgettable taste.

If you want to try a vegetable stew with local seasonings, then try the saltado, and from the potato prepare a fragrant dish of "poinsina papas" with the addition of lemon juice, melted cheese, green salad and hot sauce. Even in Peru, you make an appetizing local corn porridge called kinua, which has a variety of fillers. Vegetarians can try roasted leaves of aloe vera or reed tator.

Drinks of Peruvian cuisine

Peru produces wines of famous brands, such as "Takama Gran Vino", "Vista Alegre" and "Tinto Wine". But this drink in the country is not as popular as in neighboring Chile. In Peru, local beer is brewed, which is famous for its exceptional qualities. Here, strong dark varieties are preferred. The most popular are "Pilsen", "Crystal", "Cuscena", "Trujhilyana", "Arequipena". Some names originated from the city in which beer is brewed ( Cuzco , Trujillo , Arequipa , etc.).

Those who like to drink something stronger in Peru will be offered a national forty-five-degree "piso-sur", made on the basis of grapes, lemon juice, eggs and other things. In the markets of the country, aniseed vodka cachexu is poured directly from the keg into any container to everyone. Usually it is mixed with lime juice. Local rum is made from sugar cane, it has a characteristic aftertaste, it is usually insisted on a variety of herbs and is called "aquardiente".

If during a walk around the city you will get very hot, drink a cooling kvass, cooked from a decoction of white and black varieties of corn. This drink is very useful for the human body, and it also helps with various digestive disorders. Since Peru has a huge number of fruit trees, fruit cocktails and freshies are sold very cheaply at every corner. Your favorite non-alcoholic drink of the aborigines is the Inca-Cola, whose taste resembles our domestic "Pinocchio".

In restaurants there is a large assortment of tea made from various herbs or coca leaves. Also in Peru, a traditional drink of peppermint is constantly drunk - yerba-mate. It is used through a thin tube, which is made from dried pumpkin. The local soft drinks "chicha", "inglesa", "chicha morada", "inca" and "chicha de chora" are also popular.

Desserts of Peru cuisine

Peruvian cuisine recipes for desserts are fantasy and inventive. Here prepare a pudding from blue corn flour Mazamorra Morada, meringue pies Suspiro A La Limena, nougat Dona Rera, something similar to donuts Picarones, rice pudding and other sweets.

In the country grows the whole range of tropical vegetables and fruits - this is the visiting card of Peruvian cuisine. From the usual for us bananas to the grandeur and pepino. There are also strawberries, melon, grapes, plum, peach, orange, papaya, tuna, lukuma, chirimoy and many, many other delicacies. A local avocado is present in many Peruvian recipes.

Peruvian cuisine restaurants

In public eating places in large cities, you can always find ordinary European dishes. If you buy food on the street, then watch the cooking process, it usually does not cause suspicion and doubt. Consider some popular restaurants in Peru:

1. NANKA is an elite restaurant in Lima . It has a great atmosphere, a friendly and friendly host, polite staff. The institution offers original cocktails with Pisco and unusual beer. Especially popular among visitors are such dishes: alpaca meat, seafood, ravioli and pork. There are also many different fruits in the restaurant.

Contact Information:

• Address Jr. Bambues 198, La Molina A la espalda del CC Molina Plaza, Lima 15024, Peru.
• Telephone number +51 1 3697297

Contact Information:

• Address: Calle San Agustin 275, Cusco, Peru.
• Location: South America Peru Province Cuzco Cusco
• Telephone number: +51 84 240543

Contact Information:

• Address: Elias Aguirre st., 179 Miraflores, Lima L18, Peru
• Location: South America Peru Region Lima Lima
• Telephone number: +51 6521692