Thanks to my traveling buddies who remembered to snap photos of the food we ate. We were warned that Peru was the gastronomical capital of the world, and boy were we delighted by our choices of fresh food day in and day out. I tried guinea pig and alpaca meat for the first time. It was a fresh fruit lover's heaven, where I had papaya daily and had Granadilla a few times; drinks from the well known Pisco Sour, to coca leaf tea for high altitude, to the lesser known but popular chinch Morada (made of purple corn); and the very delicious yuccas, corns and potatoes in so many shapes and colors - we loved them all! Oh despite rigorous hiking and activity, I did not lose any weight!
Blue Llama is a hip restaurant at Pisac, Sacred Valley
Restroom sign for Women at Blue Llama
Fried corns are a common snack, in salad or with Pisco Sour
Pisco Sour is the national drink
Coca leaf tea helps ease high altitude symptom
T-shirt made out of tea bag wrapper; tie is addition
Fried corns are as common as peanuts, served as starter
Green burger - seafood sandwiched between avocado halves
Fried yuccas and dipping sauces
cheese wrapped in wonton wrapper, then fried
Chicken and veggies
Salmon
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Fried yuccas are common starters
Fried corns mixed with ceviche
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A traditional dish
Granadilla and papaya
Salad
The dressing is made of purple corns
Crab
Calamari and yuccas
Salmon and couscous
Rice are from at the Amazon region
Appetizer samplers
Ceviche and toast
Pork dish is sumptuous, at Chicha, Cusco
Ribs and chips
Guinea pig confit - a specialty dish at Cusco
Mistura - an annual food festival in Lima
Getting food tokens for the food fair
Trying a local fruit juice at the food fair.
Formal dining at our lodge in Sacred Valley
Freshly squeezed juice - super fresh and cheap
Chifa - popular Peruvian fusion Chinese restaurant