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// PERUVIAN RATIONS

10 recipes released to the public. The rest of the archive is not on the internet.

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Picarones are Lima's criollo answer to the Spanish buñuelo: a yeast-raised batter of boiled zapallo macre and sweet…

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Threat 2 Light resistance

Seco de cabrito is the great braise of Peru's north coast: bone-in kid goat browned hard, then stewed slowly in…

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Threat 4 Taking fire

Rocoto relleno is the flagship dish of Arequipa's picanterías: a fat red rocoto, seeded, deveined and blanched…

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Chupe de camarones is Arequipa's flagship soup: a milk-and-prawn chowder built on a fond of crushed river-prawn…

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Papa a la huancaína is boiled yellow potatoes, peeled and cooled to room temperature, blanketed in a cool, thick…

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Pieces of beef heart marinated overnight in ají panca, garlic, cumin and vinegar, threaded onto skewers and grilled…

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Causa limeña is Peru's great cold entrada: floury yellow potato riced while hot and worked with lime juice, oil and…

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Ají de gallina is Lima's defining ají amarillo dish: hand-pulled poached chicken folded into a thick golden sauce…

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Lomo saltado is Peru's national stir-fry: batons of beef tenderloin seared hard in a screaming-hot pan, then tossed…

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Threat 3 Engaged

Cebiche is raw white fish cut into cubes, salted, and cured for two or three minutes in fresh lime juice with ají…