The rich Peruvian gastronomy continues to captivate us and we now enter the flavors of the Amazon. One of the richest fusion cuisines, the result of the culture of miscegenation of various influences throughout its history. With more than 500 types of different soups. With more than 200 traditional desserts. All this is the faithful reflection of a land rich in Agriculture and Livestock which, with the diversity of climates in the country, provides a variety of incredible products. Those to please the different palates of the world. Check out the dishes that highlight those foods below.
We want to enter one of the cuisines of the Andean country: the Amazonian cuisine. Its variety of products and the current trend called the new peruvian cuisine offers us a lot. We are captivated by its diversity of colors and flavors. In this novelty, new chefs are emerging who are introducing new dishes. With the bases of traditional products and cooked in a way that appeals to more and more international palates.
Between the flavors of the Amazon we discover new vegetables, fish and game meats delicious in taste. We can do it in many of the Peruvian restaurants that exist all over the world. In many of these establishments led by the new generation of chefs who proudly spread this great wealth of the country that is their gastronomy.
In this way, Peru delights the palates with excellent and authentic dishes. They are the result of a valuable cultural fusion that lasts over time and in which the Amazonian influence has an outstanding relevance.
Products from the Amazon rainforest
Cecina, native potato, inchicapi, pusto bean, bijao leaf, pumpkin, paiche, aguaje flour, sapacho, coriander, majambo or palm heart. These are just some of the products grown in the Peruvian jungle. A land of wild fruits, but also of fish and vegetables eccentric. All this offers a series of exquisite culinary proposals for the most select palates.
The flavors of the Amazon they still keep many secrets for even the most gourmets. This is how the Peruvian chef considers it Josep Arias, chef of the Piscomar restaurant Madrid. Arias has made its own premises a space to promote the existence and importance of these Amazonian products of the Peru.
“We want to make the cuisine of the Amazon region of Peru known. To value the work of farmers and fishermen to get these products "
Discover here below some of the most common dishes and preparations in which the flavors of the Amazon.
hen john
This dish is a mainstay of the cuisine of the jungle of Peru. It owes its name to San Juan Bautista And, in fact, it is a very popular recipe during the San Juan festivities.
The recipe consists of boil the hen seasoned with garlic, onion and pepper and use the broth to boil the rice. Once done, you have to mix the rice with raw beaten eggs. The last step is to wrap it in bijao leaves and add the chicken filling, olives and cuts of hard-boiled egg. To craft a chicken juane it is very important that these leaves are from bijao and not banana.
Tacacho with jerky and cocona salad
The main ingredients of this dish are mass of banana green and small pieces of chicarrón cooked, roasted, fried or grilled. The term "tacacho" means "the beaten", because the banana is crushed for its preparation.
Then, jerky -dehydrated pork meat- is the third essential element for this Peruvian jungle stew. It offers us a contrast of flavors on the palate, since there are several spices that can be used to dress the dish.
Palmito with avocado and artichoke sauce
El palmetto is a product obtained from heart of various species of Palm tree, in particular of coconut tree, the jasará or the azaí. It is a widely consumed crop since pre-Columbian times and has now become a product good gourmet food. It is accompanied with avocado sauce (avocado) mixed with lime juice, which gives it a citrus flavor enhancing the flavor.
Chicken Inchicapi
Finally, we have this typical soup of the Peruvian jungle, habitual in breakfasts and that has earned a special place in Peruvian cuisine. The name comes from the Quechua words "Inchik" which means peanut and "api" which means soup. It is prepared based on ground peanuts, cassava, garlic, corn, sachaculantro leaves, salt, cumin, and hen from the farm or criolla. Another fusion of the flavors of the Amazon in an exclusive delicacy.
