Having returned from a recent trip to Peru, I am enjoying experimenting with some of the techniques and ingredients I discovered there. “Pollo a la brasa” is ubiquitous in Peru. This seasoned whole ...

Don't miss these unique bites on your next visit to Peru. My first encounter with comida Peruana was over 20 years ago, thanks to my wife's Peruvian family. Their cooking was a study in juxtaposition: ...

Gastón Acurio once famously told 52 Insights that international cuisines can be used as "a weapon for change" — and given what the world-renowned chef has done for the food of his home nation of Peru, ...

I just tasted a seafood dish with aji amarillo sauce at a local restaurant. It’s a yellow hot pepper sauce that gives a sweet and hot pepper flavor to the dish. I wanted to make the dish at home and ...

Brett Addington (left) and Antoinette Muñoz (right) work with farmers in Peru on selecting the right peppers for the sauce and use their profits to give back to the community. (Photo courtesy of ...

Among new dishes which can be enjoyed during lunch or dinner is the healthful Andes salad featured seared yellowfin tuna on a bed of spring greens mixed with quinoa, amaranth (kiwicha), mandarin ...

Peru may be one of the last places people associate with Hanukkah, but when we visited that country a few months ago, the potato lovers’ holiday was very much on our minds. After all, potatoes ...

Gone are the days when cayenne and Tabasco peppers were the predominant source of spice on Southern tables. Now our meals are enlivened with a wide range of peppers, many, like the cayenne, native to ...