Peruvian food

Peru one of the gastronomic references around the world

Peru is an amazing country, its culture, traditions and monuments have become a real treasure. Peruvian cuisine is currently one of the most important gastronomic references around the world; there are many culinary students who come to learn Peruvian recipes, although some international chefs believe that Peruvian food has inherited some Spanish recipes, this food has created its own identity.    

Peruvian food and “fusion”

Peruvian food made famous the word “fusion”, before celebrity chefs and food writers began to use it; Peruvian cooking uses native species, they have a special flavor. Peruvian recipes reflect the country’s unique geography, its openness to blend races and cultures, and its use of ancient cooking techniques in modern dishes. Peruvian history has influenced its cuisine, since Spanish people brought new ingredients and native Peruvians knew Spanish culture, the fusion of flavors created a new cooking style. 

The gastronomic culture of Peru

The ancient Peruvians centered their food on the crops, animals and seafood that could be found locally, many Peruvian chefs still conserve this feeling. The most important restaurants are located in the big cities. Lima is the capital of Peru; there are many five–star restaurants that offer traditional, fusion and international food. The most representative Peruvian dish is “Ceviche” (Raw seafood), one can find this Peruvian dish in seafood restaurants; Peruvian tourism promoters and travel agencies can provide a Lima map to locate the most important monuments, squares, and restaurants. 

International food

Peru has experienced mass immigration from many places such as China, Africa, Japan, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. These immigrants brought their own cooking techniques and their own culture and traditions so one can find other international ingredients in many Peruvian recipes and some native Peruvians have taken some foreign traditions. International food is a combination of foreign cultures and foreign ingredient, many Peruvian chefs travel to other countries in order to learn more about their cuisines and customs, they bring new flavor form many cultures such as French, German, American or Portuguese culture, these new flavors help them create more fusion dishes that tourist and locals love.

Culinary schools in Peru

Peruvian cooking has begun to win international acclaim in recent years; chefs like Gaston Acurio have made that Peruvian food become very popular. There are more and more culinary schools in Peru, more people opening restaurants around Peru, because Peruvian food is in the middle of a gastronomic explosion.  Peruvian food is in the top ten such as French or Italian food, more tourists visit Peru in order to try its “novoandina” food and experts say that it will grow.