13th Annual National Pisco Sour Day!
It was 13 years ago today that the tradition was born: The first Saturday of every February is Peru’s National Pisco Sour day.
It was 13 years ago today that the tradition was born: The first Saturday of every February is Peru’s National Pisco Sour day.
Acclaimed Peruvian chef Gastón Acurio has signed a deal to publish his first English-language cookbook, “Definitive Guide to the Traditional Home Cooking of Peru.”
It’s easy to drink, packs a wallop and is as Peruvian as Machu Picchu. It’s the Pisco Sour, and it was invented by a Lima saloon owner from Utah named Victor Morris.
The Peruvian guinea pig recipe is truly classic! Archaeological evidence shows guinea pigs were domesticated in Peru as far back as 2500 B.C.
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The Moche people of Northern Peru held freshwater crayfish or camarones to be sacred, and they appear in artwork found in Sipan and at sites around Trujillo. Seafood soups featuring camarones are popular throughout coastal Peru, with the picanterias of Arequipa specializing in mountainous collections of the crayfish in this opaque, spicy broth.
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