Cusco Cuisine

The Best of Cusco Peru Cuisine

The usual places to try food from Cusco are the traditional restaurants called chicherias and picanterias where you can eat typical dishes like:

Kapchi: lima bean or mushroom soup with potatoes, milk, eggs, and cheese.
Chicharrón con mote: pork rinds fried in their own fat, served with hominy or individual kernels of sweet corn.
Humita: a sweet or salty tamale, served without sauce.
Tamal: a sweet or salty tamale, served without sauce.
Saralawa: soup of fresh corn, lima beans, dry aji Amarillo (yellow hot pepper), and huacatay (native herb).
Chuño cola: beef soup with rice, garbanzo beans, and dehydrated potatoes.
Adobo: pork marinated in chicha and spices and cooked in a clay pot.
Olluco con carne: Olluco stew with jerky or llama meat

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