Peru

Saffron Risotto with Prawns Recipe

12 August 2010
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Risotto al azafrán con camarones (Saffron risotto with prawns) Here in Chile I started eating camarones (prawns/shrimps). I really like them in empanadas, but what I always prefer is Peruvian food, because I can find prawns in it in many ways. I especially like to visit a Peruvian restaurant in Providencia (Santiago, Chile). It is [...]

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Risotto al azafrán con camarones – Rizoto se šafránem a krevetami

8 August 2010
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Rizoto se šafránem a krevetami (Risotto al azafrán con camarónes) Zde v Chile kde v současné době žiji jsem si velmi oblíbila k  jídlu krevety. Jsou tu oblíbené hlavně v jídle zvaném, Empanada”, pro nás druh taštiček s náplní. Jídlo, které však v této zemi budu preferovat  je peruánské a to z toho důvodu, že [...]

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How would you like your Guinea Pig served?

15 July 2010
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Peruvian Cuisine is renowned around the world as being one of the best, though there are some dishes that may not be apt for the faint of heart. Imagine you are in Peru looking through a menu in Spanish and you come across Cuy. Hmm, I don’t know what it is but I’ll give it [...]

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Typical costumes Cusco – Photo of the week

7 July 2010
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Photo of the week A Peruvian music group in their typical costume taking a break on the stairs of a building in Cusco, Peru. I love all of the colours! Taken by Jeremy Bain on his trip around South America.

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Latin America – World Cup Passion

24 June 2010
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YOU can’t appreciate Latin America without appreciating football. Every country, from Mexico in the north to Chile in the south, is obsessed with the sport. Think of the superpowers of the game, Brazil and Argentina, but think also of any corner of this great landmass. And the World Cup is the best time to experience [...]

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Taxi driving in Lima, Peru

11 June 2010
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ALONG with the history, culture and the wonderful food, Lima will always mean one thing to me. Crazy drivers. Plenty of tourists know what a great place it is to visit, with its well-preserved historic centre, great museums, archaeological sites, and fantastic restaurants. But fewer will be aware of another essentially Lima experience: the terrifying [...]

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