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Decolonize Your Diet
On the intersection of colonialism and veganism.
Mar 1, 2025 • Nico Vera
Cooking for My Mom
Recreating the comida criolla that Mom cooked for us
Sep 1, 2022 • Nico Vera
Welcome Back to La Yapa
After a two year hiatus, La Yapa is back.
Feb 1, 2025 • Nico Vera
Empanadas Sin Carne
Baked plant-based beef empanadas.
Jan 1 • Nico Vera
My Four Year Veganversary
Celebrating why I turned vegan, and how it changed my life
Oct 1, 2022 • Nico Vera
Chicha Culture
The beer, drink, music, and art that connects all of Peru.
Jun 1, 2025 • Nico Vera
You Say Corn, I Say Sara
The food and drink culture of maize in the Andes
Jun 1, 2022 • Nico Vera
Tupananchiskama
In Quechua there is no word for goodbye
Jan 1, 2023 • Nico Vera
Uchucuta, PNW Style
A recipe for the spicy salsa verde from the Andes
Nov 1, 2022 • Nico Vera
You Say Jerky, I Say Charqui
The role of meat in Andean food culture
Jul 1, 2022 • Nico Vera
You Say Potato, I Say Papa
The past and future of Peru's ancestral tuber
May 1, 2022 • Nico Vera
Pisco is from Peru, Carajo!
Why no one, including Chile, has a right to the name of the uniquely Peruvian spirit.
Sep 6, 2025 • Nico Vera
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