Comments on: What to Eat—or Not—in Peru

By: Cesareo

Cesareo — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 04:41:23 +0000

The North of Peru has never have good wines, very good wines are in the South: ICA, Chincha, Cañete and so on, for example Tacama has recently won an International Contest.

Regards,

By: Erick

Erick — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:57:40 +0000

Hi… very interesting, but it´s only the bad side of Perú, our food is now considered one of the most important in the world, and this is because we have different kind of foods, for example in the coast you can tasted dishes with fish and craps among other see foods, with hot dishes like parihuela (a kind of soup of sea food), rices (like arroz con mariscos, something like a risotto of sea food), or ceviche (raw fish, and very fresh for hot)… in the highlands, you can find many dishes with beef, and chiken… and in the jungle dishes with pig, and river fishes. And, another important tip, try to visit restaurants, because is not very common peruavian take a lunch with eggs on the streets… i recommend Tanta restaurant (sea food), El hornero (beef and grill), Madam Tuam (fusion of peruvian and chinese food), or Puro Perú (a restaurant buffet, when you can eat all you can eat by US$25 dollars). For youre next visit, please try to contact me, and is going to be a pleasure to help you with some tips!!!!

By: Alastair Bland

Alastair Bland — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:25:27 +0000

Thanks Andres. I have no doubt we missed plenty of excellent wine in Peru. When I return I will be sure to spend more time in the Peruvian Andes, too.

By: Andrés

Andrés — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:49:13 +0000

I can recommend for your next trip to Peru the following wines: Gran Tinto from Tabernero, It´s a Cabernet Sauvignon perfect for red meat. It´s a bit strong (15% of alcohol) but pretty decent. Also for a nice malbec or merlot you can try a recently new brand Intipalka from Queirolos winery in Ica. It has a rich flavor and pretty soft for an appetizer. Just this sunday I´ve tried Intipalka´s Syrah, nothing to envy from chile´s, or argentinian´s wines.
Hope you return, and don´t forget to eat in Arequipa. The hole food there is different from Perú, and by different I mean espectacular.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:04:34 +0000

I am enjoying your articles about your ride through Peru. I do not get the impression that you are being negative about the country or culture – just giving your experiences on your ride through and living on the cheap. Some of these commentors need to lighten up and chill out. Looking forward to reading more.

By: Mercedes

Mercedes — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:07:39 +0000

There is good and bad food in Peru just like anywhere else. Please, come down from that cloud. I had incredible food in Peru but not everything is incredible there. I can say the same of many other countries in South America, Central America, North America and Europe. There is always the good and the bad. Peru is not an exception.

By: Alastair Bland

Alastair Bland — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:10:55 +0000

Carolina, I meant no insult to the cuisine of Peru. I love cebiche myself, and the foods we have eaten have been good. Peru is blessed to have lucumas, too, and so much other native abundance. The wines we tried we had seen on the list in a hotel restaurant, so we guessed they would be good. I am confident great wines come from Peru. I just didn’t encounter them.

By: Carolina

Carolina — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:25:00 +0000

Good article, As Peruvian I have to comment about this: I have no idea who recomended those wines you tested! Peru is not famous for wine but we have a pretty decent ones, like Queirolo Tabernero o Ocucaje, other ones I can’t recomend. And please don’t insult our cuisine, my husband is italian and he loves the cebiche from Surco market more than Punta Sal restaurant in Miraflores, he got sick once because he ate too much and still after that he kept triying all kind of food, from fancy restaurants to street food. Good luck next time!

By: Alastair Bland

Alastair Bland — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:54:21 +0000

Good idea. In fact, we have been looking for guinea pig and I aim to eat some soon. Really, I just love the markets here, with their brilliant mangos, pineapples, avocados, passion fruits and all the rest.

By: JJ

JJ — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:54:44 +0000

What, no guinea pig?

Try the alpaca kabobs. Amazing!

The only thing that got me sick there was the corn beer I tried at a stop on the Inka Trail. Half an hour later I felt like I had a thunder storm in my intestines. Other than that, the most amazing fruits, cheeses, nuts I’ve ever had.