Peruvian Heritage Costumes Show
Asociacion Peruana Internacional de
Cultura, presents:
The VI Festival Annual of Gastronomia Peruana
Sabor a
Peru Expo 2010
So here we are in the year 2010. The descendants of the
Quechua people number many millions. The Spaniards' descendants have lived in
Peru for nearly 500 years, the Chinese and their children for 150 years and the
Japanese nisei for over 100 years. During all that time food cultures have been
fusing in Peru and succeeding generations have had progressively happier palates
as a result. Today, bright young chefs, many of whom have contributed to this
revolution, are once again re-defining Peruvian cuisine. Whether it is through
Novoandino creations or progressions on Nikkei food, a new generation of bright
young culinary thinkers will surely continue to elevate Peruvian cuisine to its
richly deserved spot among the world's best.
Peruvian cuisine is considered
one of the most diverse in the world and is on par with French, Chinese and
Indian cuisine. In January 2004, The Economist stated that "Peru can lay claim
to one of the world's dozen or so great cuisines" [1], while at the Fourth
International Summit of Gastronomy Madrid Fusión 2006, regarded as the world's
most important gastronomic forum, held in Spain between January 17 and 19, Lima
was declared the "Gastronomic Capital of the Americas" [2].
Thanks to its
pre-Incas and Inca heritage and to Spanish, Basque, African, Sino-Cantonese,
Japanese and finally Italian, French and British immigration (mainly throughout
the 19th century), Peruvian cuisine combines the flavors of four continents.
With the eclectic variety of traditional dishes, the Peruvian culinary arts are
in constant evolution, and impossible to list in their entirety. Suffice it to
mention that along the Peruvian coast alone there are more than two thousand
different types of soups, and that there are more than 250 traditional desserts.
The great variety in Peruvian cuisine stems from three major influences:
Peru's unique geography
Peru's openness and blending of distinct races and
cultures
The incorporation of ancient cuisine into modern Peruvian cuisine
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