This year (yesterday, in fact!) was the Bicentennial of Peru on July 28th. To honor this special occasion I decided I wanted to share a...

Chefmama Krysia discusses olluco, a tuber from Peru, and shares a recipe for guise de olluquito con carne.

A chef's exploration about a Peruvian dessert Mazamorra morada, from a personal and historical perspective.

People have been hearing a LOT about Peruvian cuisine over the last 10 years or so and have become quite familiar with a slew of dishes...

In my last post, I reflected on my fear-based shopping and hoarding practices due to the pandemic. Over the last ten years, I have...

Having been born in the U.S. my references for Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, were most often with the customs of Mexico. As a young...

While I lived there, I made the same thing almost every day for breakfast because it was all I could afford: one fried egg, over rice, and a

When living in Peru, I didn't always have time to eat at home regularly. Papas rellenas were my go-to street food and is one of my favor

The humble Guiso de quinua, as one of my research participants said, is a meal in and of itself. It packs a punch of flavor, gives you...

When I was in culinary school and studied in Peru, I learned of a super simple salad from Arequipa called Solterito, which literally means &