Peru

🇨🇴Colombia

Colombian Cape Gooseberry

Aguaymanto

A Colombian cape gooseberry, a small, orange fruit in a papery husk, tart and sweet. Eaten fresh or in jams and desserts, a highland export crop.

🇵🇪Peru

Conchitas a la Parmesana

Scallops topped with grated parmesan and broiled until bubbling. The scallops stay nearly raw inside. A classic Peruvian appetizer.

🇵🇪Piura, Peru

Copus

A Piura earth-oven pork preparation served with plantain and regional sides.

🇵🇪Peru

Cordero a la Losa

Peruvian lamb slow-cooked under a clay lid with herbs and potatoes. A traditional Andean preparation.

🇵🇪Peru

Crema de Ají Verde

The creamy green chili sauce served with Peruvian pollería chicken and sandwiches.

🇵🇪Peru

Crema Volteada

Classic Peruvian flan/caramel custard, ubiquitous on dessert menus

🇵🇪Peru

Cremolada

Frozen fruit dessert between sorbet and shaved ice, lucuma and passionfruit flavors

🇵🇪Cusco, Peru

Cusco Giant White Maize

Maíz blanco gigante Cusco

The world's largest corn kernels, grown in the Sacred Valley. INDECOPI granted Denomination of Origin in 2005 (Paraqay Sara).

🇨🇴Nariño, Colombia

Cuy Asado (Roast Guinea Pig)

Cuy asado

Whole roasted guinea pig from the Ecuadorian highlands, basted with garlic, cumin, achiote and lime, then grilled until the skin is crisp. Served with potatoes, avocado and aji.

🇵🇪Arequipa, Peru

Cuy Chactado

Crispy fried guinea pig, flattened and pressed before frying. A highland specialty of Arequipa, Cusco, Ayacucho, and Puno.

🇪🇨Ecuador

Cuy Frito

Deep-fried whole guinea pig from the Ecuadorian highlands, with crackling skin and tender meat. Served with potatoes, corn and aji.

🇵🇪Peru

El Capitán

A Peruvian cocktail of pisco and sweet vermouth served short and cold.

🇵🇪Peru

Emoliente

Traditional herbal infusion of roasted barley, flaxseed, horsetail, alfalfa, and boldo. Sold by emolienteros since colonial times.

🇵🇪Peru

Ensalada de Pallares

A Peruvian butter bean salad with fresh cheese, corn, tomato and onion, dressed with lime. Fresh and protein-rich.

🇵🇪Peru

Escabeche Peruano

Escabeche

Peruvian pickled fish or chicken with onions, peppers, vinegar and aji, served cold with sweet potato and corn. Tangy, colorful and served at room temperature.

🇵🇪Peru

Fettuccine a la Huancaína

Peruvian pasta coated in huancaína sauce, a modern restaurant standard with Italian and Andean roots.

🇵🇪Peru

Frejol Colado

A Chincha black-bean pudding sweetened with chancaca and spices.

🇵🇪Peru

Frejoles

Peruvian beans stewed with pumpkin, garlic and spices until creamy. A humble, filling dish from the coast and sierra.

🇵🇪Trujillo, Peru

Frito Trujillano

Trujillo's fried pork breakfast plate served with onions, potatoes and regional accompaniments.

🇵🇪Peru

Guargüeros

Crisp Peruvian pastry tubes filled with manjar and dusted with sugar.

🇵🇪Peru

Habas Saladas

Roasted or fried salted fava beans sold as a crunchy Peruvian market snack.

🇵🇪Peru

Helado de Lúcuma

Peruvian ice cream made from lúcuma, a golden Andean fruit with a sweet, mapley flavor. One of the most popular ice cream flavors in Peru.

🇵🇪Peru

Huacatay

Peruvian black mint, essential for ocopa and green sauces

🇵🇪Junín, Peru

Huallpa Chupe

A Junín chicken chupe thickened with potatoes, eggs, cheese and Andean herbs.

🇵🇪Peru

Huitochado

An Amazonian huito fruit liqueur with deep color and a sweet botanical finish.

🇵🇪Peru

Humitas Peruanas

Humitas

Peruvian fresh corn tamales, sweet or savory, wrapped in corn husks and steamed. Common in the sierra for breakfast.

🇵🇪Peru

Inca Kola

Golden-colored soft drink created in 1935, more popular than Coca-Cola in Peru. A symbol of national identity.

🇵🇪San Martín, Peru

Inchicapi

Thick Amazonian chicken soup with toasted ground peanuts, cassava, cilantro, and aromatic herbs. A nourishing 'power soup'.

🇵🇪Peru

Jamón del País

Peruvian seasoned boiled ham sliced for breads, breakfasts and the classic butifarra.

🇵🇪San Martín, Peru

Juane

Amazonian rice and chicken parcel wrapped in bijao leaves and boiled. The emblematic dish of the San Juan festival.

🇵🇪Peru

Juane de Yuca

A Peruvian Amazonian cassava dumpling filled with chicken and olives, wrapped in bijao leaves and boiled. A jungle variation of juane.

🇵🇪Peru

Kam Lu Wantan

Chifa dish: wontons in sweet-sour tamarind sauce with meat and vegetables

🇵🇪Cusco, Peru

Kapchi

A Cusco Andean stew of broad beans, potatoes, cheese and herbs; also called Qapchi.

🇵🇪Lambayeque, Peru

King Kong

A Peruvian sweet from Lambayeque of layered cookies filled with dulce de leche, pineapple and peanuts. Thick, sticky and festive.

🇵🇪Peru

Kiwicha

Andean amaranth grain, high in protein and essential amino acids. INIA has developed improved varieties like INIA 442 La Frondosa.

🇵🇪Peru

Leche Asada

A Peruvian baked milk custard with a caramelized top, similar to flan but without the caramel pool. Sweet, creamy and homey.