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Recipe: Pastel de choclo
On Wednesday we got together for dinner and a movie. I volunteered to cook and decided to make pastel de choclo. I’m not sure about the exact translation, it is something like “corn pie” but it doesn’t...
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Recipe: Pulpo al olivo
This is one of the dishes I made for the international dinner we had last Saturday. It was created by Rosita Yimura, a Japanese-Peruvian cook who is known as the mother of Peruvian nikkei cuisine. She...
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Recipe: Huancaína sauce
This is the side dish/appetizer I made for the international dinner we had last Saturday. Huancaína is, without a doubt, the most popular sauce in Peru. It literally means “from Huancayo” (a city in...
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Recipe: Causa de atún
Last week I prepared this dish for dinner with friends, along with the solterito salad. This dish is typical from Lima and its name causa means “cause”, the story says it was invented during the war...
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Recipe: Anticuchos
Time for Peruvian food, yay! I just spent almost four weeks on the road eating all kinds of food, from very tasty to the worst meal I’ve ever had, but sadly anything Peruvian. Back home I took...
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Recipe: Conchitas a la parmesana
It’s that time of the year again. Peruvian Independence Day is right around the corner, which means getting together with the family for a big feast. This year we had seafood as a theme. Today’s recipe...
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Recipe: Atún playero (beach tuna)
More than a recipe, this is a memory. When I was a little girl, my dad took us to the beach every single Sunday in summer (from December 21st to March 20th – he’s extremely punctual). My mum was, as...
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Recipe: Palta rellena con camarones (stuffed avocado with prawns)
A few weeks ago my Facebook status reflected how I missed avocados from back home, after opening one I bought for $1 at Woolworths that was horrible inside. A few Peruvian friends chimed in, including...
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