An Updated Taste of Old Cuzco: Sabores Cusqueños

Monday, May 28th, 2012 at 12:55 pm 
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Trout with Potatoes

Trout with Potatoes

By David Knowlton

“What is most important to me is that diners come away happy from eating tasty food,” explained Mr. Eudocio Velasquez, the proprietor of the Sabores Cusqueños Restaurant, whose name means “flavors of Cuzco.” Many places hope to serve good food, but Sabores Cusqueños is more than good food, it is also a traditional yet innovative and charming place. Read the rest of this entry

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Potatoes and Two Days of Frost, the “Papa Helada”

Monday, May 30th, 2011 at 8:10 am 
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Papa Helada with Cheese and Salad, San Pedro Market

Papa Helada with Cheese and Salad, San Pedro Market

By David Knowlton and Hebert Edgardo Huamani Jara

It freezes most nights now above the city of Cuzco. The arrival of the frost marks a major change in the year and, as a result, suddenly a new food appears in Cuzco and people take pleasure in it. Not surprisingly, it is a form of the potato and today is the Day of the Potato in Peru. Read the rest of this entry

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