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Category Archives: Superfoods

Activities for kids on an unforgettable Peru family vacation

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 22, 2013

☼ When it comes to quality time with family, there is nothing comparable to luxury travel on a Peru vacation. ☼ Life is busy and time is short. So when you do finally decide on a vacation destination, spending quality time together as a family is a big priority. Researching family holiday packages might seem [...]

Also posted in Cusco, Destinations, Family Travel, Machu Picchu, Paracas, Peruvian Cuisine, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata, Tips, Wildlife | Tagged family holiday destinations, Peru tours for children, travel with kids, Vacation with kids | Leave a comment

Hurray for Quinoa — You Can Drink It, Eat It, Take It for Medicine

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: February 23, 2013

By Harman W. Nichols The Milwaukee Journal – June 1, 1949 Washington, D.C. – (UPI) Not being an old chenopodium quinoa drinker myself, I wouldn’t know. And not knowing, I went to visit my old friends at the library of the National Geographic Society, where they know everything — almost. It seems the United Nations [...]

Also posted in News, Nostalgia, Peruvian Cuisine | Tagged 2013 International Year of Quinoa, quinoa, United Nations declaration | Leave a comment

UK TV host roasted at home for eating traditional guinea pig dish while on vacation in Peru

By Rick Vecchio | Published: November 5, 2012

Cultural relativism takes on goofy dimensions in an age of celebrity Tweet-casted vacations As I write this, British Morning Show TV presenter Phillip Schofield is at 40,000 feet in an airplane somewhere over the Atlantic. He’s heading  home to England after vacationing in Peru. Perhaps he’s now passing through customs in Madrid, making his connecting [...]

Also posted in Archaeological Sites, Arequipa, Cusco, Machu Picchu, News, Peruvian Cuisine, Wildlife | Tagged Andean Explorer Train, Animal Aid director Andrew Tyler, cuy, guinea pig, Hiram Bingham Train, Orient Express, Phillip Schofield | Leave a comment

Peru prepares Mistura 2012 Food Fair for September

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: June 12, 2012

Foreign travelers who love great cuisine, this post is for you: Mistura 2012, Peru’s biggest gastronomy fair will be held Sept. 7-16 at the Campo de Marte park in Lima’s Jesus Maria District. This mouth-watering food fair is, by far, the biggest culinary event in Peru, bringing together the most prestigious and popular Peruvian chefs [...]

Also posted in Art & Culture, Events, Peruvian Cuisine, Recipes, Restaurants | Tagged culinary tourism, Peru food fair, Peruvian food | Leave a comment

Cuy is actually delicious, and it doesn’t have to be staring back at you from the plate

By Rick Vecchio | Published: May 7, 2012

  Archaeological evidence shows guinea pigs were domesticated in Peru as far back as 2500 B.C. Here, in the land of the rodent’s birthplace, it remains a culinary delicacy, as well as a mainstay of Andean folk medicine and a common religious sacrifice to the gods.

Also posted in Art & Culture, Peruvian Cuisine, Recipes, Tips | Tagged Andean dish, cuy, exotic cuisine, exotic food, guinea pig, Peruvian recipe | Leave a comment

Mistura 2011 – Peruvian cuisine at its finest – with hotel pickup

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: September 2, 2011

US$35 (Price per person, including Mistura 2011 Entry Ticket, pickup from hotel and transfer back) If you’re a foreign traveler visiting Peru and you’re going to be in Lima between September 9th and the 18th, and if you love great food, then check out this offer:  Experience Mistura 2011, the gastronomy fair. This mouth-watering food [...]

Also posted in Art & Culture, Bargain offer, Destinations, Events, Lima, Peruvian Cuisine | Tagged chef, gastronomy, Mistura, Mistura 2011, Restaurants | 1 Comment

Quinoa

By Rick Hind | Published: September 28, 2009

Quinoa is the best-known of the “Inca grains” that have grown in popularity thanks to its high level of protein (between 12% and 18%) and other nutrients like magnesium, iron and phosphorous. It’s not strictly a grain, but a relative of spinach and Swiss chard, so it’s also gluten-free. Quinoa is popular among vegetarians and [...]

Also posted in Peruvian Cuisine, Recipes | Tagged Inca grains, Peruvian cuisine, quinoa | 1 Comment

Maca

By Rick Hind | Published: September 23, 2009

Maca is climbing the charts as a nutritional supplement and super food. It’s been called everything from “nature’s Viagra” to Peruvian ginseng, and when taken in powdered form it’s been shown to  increase libido, reduce the risk of prostate cancer and improve sperm count for men, and alleviate period pain and increase fertility for women. [...]

Also posted in Peruvian Cuisine | Tagged aphrodisiac, Inca crops, Maca, super foods | Leave a comment

Inca Kola

By Rick Hind | Published: August 27, 2009

You’ll see posters trumpeting El Sabor del Peru “the taste of Peru” wherever Inca Kola is sold. It’s dominated the Peruvian soft drink market to such an extent that after decades of trying to beat Inca Kola in sales, in the 90′s Coca Cola changed tack and bought a stake in the company. But the [...]

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