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BREAKS COOKING : PERU |
COOKING
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PERU
one
of the most diverse cuisines in the world
 Only
in recent times has Peruvian cuisine started to be noticed
abroad. Few outsiders had heard of such dishes as ceviche
or carapulca, let alone tried them. Peruvian Cuisine
is slowly but steadily conquering the palates of the
most renowned chefs worldwide. So much so that a world
gastronomy tour is now unthinkable without a stopover
in South America's culinary capital Lima.
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Peruvian
cuisine benefits enormosuly from the country's great
agricultural diversity which provides a wide choice
of fresh ingredients. Potatoes and hot peppers from
the Andes, fish and seafood from the Pacific Ocean,
mangoes and limes from the coastal valleys, bananas
and manioc from the Amazon jungle . . . a chef's only
problem is abundance of choice. The cuisine has developed
through the gentle influences from other cultures. Ever
since the first blending between Inca and Spanish traditions,
local cooks have been capable of incorporating the flavours
and techniques of the many immigrants that disembarked
in the country's ports, in particular African, Chinese,
and Japanese.
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Active
Gourmet Holidays |
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Active Gourmet Holidays tour mixes a taste of native
criolla and traditional food with the trendy fusion
through hands-on cooking classes, demonstrations
and tasting menus. All of this is wrapped up within
a framework of history and culture that explains
every part of the tour and helps our guests understand
the origin of all these great tastes. |
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Cook
East |
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of the delights of a holiday abroad can be
experiencing the real cuisine of the region
in the actual cultural setting. For many of
us the cuisine of a region can be just as
novel and interesting as the landscape or
the guilded temples. Even the most casual
cook can be intrigued by the selection of
ingredients, preparation and cooking of the
meals, particularly when the results can be
so satisfying. Cook East has a range of informal
classes with cooking schools well suited for
complete beginners as for people who view
cooking as a satisfying hobby. A hands-on
exploration into the cuisine of a culture
is an ideal way to gain insight and greater
immersion into that destination. |
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