Peruvian Cusine May 27

I woke up to this today!

If you have not sat down to Paneton y chocolate you have not experienced Peru. That red chocolate bar you see in the background is the secret to this amazing drink. In the US you can buy Sol Del Cusco at a latino store or more popularly known is Abuelita chocolate which I have even seen at Costco. I promise once you taste this you will never had normal hot cocoa again. As to the Paneton, I posted the recipe about six months ago, but it is hard to make in the US because you cant find ecencie de paneton or chirimolla. It still tastes great without it, but before I get on the plane back home I am going to be lugging a pound of each in my suitcase.

Chocolate
1 round abuelita chocolate or one bar Sol de Cuzco
7 cups of water
1/2-1 C sugar (depending on your preference)
1 can evaporated milk
1/2 Tb cinnamon
1/2 Tb vanilla
Boil chocolate, water, and sugar for ten minutes with a whisk. Add evaporated milk and wait to boil then add cinnamon and vanilla. Serve hot!

Today for lunch I was surprised to see this...

It looked delicious but after one bite of the bubble gum textured meat I was asking questions. The answer... cows stomach. Yummy :| Now this recipe, which is called cau cau, can be made without cows stomach too. Just switch it out with chicken or beef.

Cau Cau
Fry finely diced onion with 2 tb ajo molido, and palillo. When it becomes translucent add cooked cubed meat (or stomach) and let it boil on low heat. Add cooked cubed potatoes and add peas and serve with rice.

Thankfully my tia somehow foresaw my dislike of eating stomach's and had an alternative, ARROZ CHAUFA! Yum, Yum, Yum!

Arroz Chaufa
Fry 1 lb cubed chicken breast and wait until cooked, add bacon and wait until cooked, and finally add 3 hot dogs and wait until cooked. Then everything is cooked add finely diced green onions and when cooked add cooked rice. Separately scramble eggs in oil and mix in with the rice. Add final soy sauce for taste and serve.

This beautiful place is called Plaza Lima Sur among many things it has a Burger King, Mcdonalds, Cinemark, and METRO! Metro is like the Spanish plush version of Walmart.

I had a little too much fun on my trip here. I bought so much! Like an empanada...

 

Budin...

Biscocho...

and of course groceries but I didn't take a picture of those. I love the Mercado but the level of cleanliness at the Metro makes me feel a lot safer about what I am eating.

Peruvian Problem: You can buy a simple gallon of milk down here. They drink either evaporated milk or those boxes of milk (they look like soymilk) that don't need to be refrigerated. They definitely don't taste the same, but thankfully I drink soy so I don't miss the fresh stuff that much.

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