Yanuq

In the language of ancient Perú yanuq meant hearth, home...

ASPARAGUS WEEK

PERUVIAN RECIPES: A TASTY REVOLUTION IN YOUR KITCHEN

Peru is an abundant food market. You can find eighty types of vegetables and sixty kinds of fruit any time of year. The hundreds of microclimates in the country ensure that no variety will ever be lacking.
Peru has made it it's mission to promote the sophistication, innovation and most importantly, taste of foods from its incomparable country. Several international chefs say Peru can lay claim to one of the world's dozen or so great cuisines. see more

FRUIT JUICES
REFRESING & NUTRITIOUS

Create colourful and healthy drinks,bursting of energy and vitamins, ready in a jiffy and all
you need is a juicer and a blender. Everyone in the family will love you for it! >> More & recipes

PRICKLY PEAR / CACTUS PEAR / TUNA

Prickly pear or cactus pear (Opuntia) also known as Tuna fruit in South America or Nopal or nopales in Mexico . It grows best at elevations ranging from sea level to 15,000 feet, in a sunny position, in arid hot climates both in the old and new world.
This cactaceae is tolerant of varied soils.
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ADD CHEESE TO YOUR SALAD

Great salad recipes have evolved because a salad is so much more than just lettuce with some dressing covering it.

Crisp green salads are the perfect complement for almost any meal. Try one of these top-rated recipes with different kinds of cheese which add flavor and zing to simple salad recipes.
Drizzling a delicious homemade dressing over a salad makes it something to savor.
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WHAT ARE THE BEST WINTER VEGETABLES?

Did you know that certain foods actually help your body to stay warm? Not only do these winter vegetables help to keep your body warm, they are anti-oxidant rich. Loaded with vitamins and minerals, winter vegetables are the best kind of hibernation foods. We're talking about potatoes, carrots, cabbage, onions, winter squash and leafy greens. It is time for kale, cabbages, and their relatives, time for artichokes, cooked into soups, stews, casseroles and side dishes. If you like to eat salads, try eating salads that are

more root vegetable, bean, or grain oriented, rather than the usual leafy green salads. Or add a little meat to your green salad. It is also a time of the year that you may want to eat a little more meat than in the summer months. A selection of winter vegetables to help you survive those cold months See more

TRAVELLING AROUND PERU

POPULAR ART THE MUSIC OF THE WORLD The workshops of the village of Chacas and Yanama ring to the sound of hammering and the chatter of sewing machines. Ugo de Censi calls this music while you word". Here is the story of an unusual community established in the Cordillera Blanca more than twenty years ago.
Chacas is a village in the Conchucos region. Its inhabitants have two common denominators: devotion to Our Lady of the Assumption, known here as Mama Ashu, and the carpentry work carried out by the boys of the area in the Don Bosco Workshop. This workshop-school looks after poor orphan boys for five years without charge and teaches them carpentry and the art of woodcarving. see more
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KIWICHA AND MACA REDISCOVERED FOR THE WORLD

ALL ABOUT KIWICHA

Amaranthus or Kiwicha plant grows in the highlands of Peru, in the Andes mountains of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Argentina. The fields of red, purple, and yellow spikes are said to be the most beautiful crops in the world. The 'grains' of kiwicha are tiny, poppyseed-sized, but each plant can produce 100,000 seeds. See recipes & more

ALL ABOUT MACA ROOT

Maca is a root that grows in the high mountains of Peru. Rich in nutritional content (potassium, and higher levels of calcium than in milk), maca is a natural hormonal balancer which provides great health benefits for both men and women. Due to its high nutritional value, maca isnoy only.
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YANUQ & PERUVIAN COOKING WORLDWIDE

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