Xmas Pisco Punch
Presenting, the Xmas Pisco Punch — Pisco Acholado, simple syrup infused with rosemary and thyme, lime juice, Lillet Rouge, and prosecco. Garnished with burnt rosemary.
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Xmas Pisco Punch
Purple Corn Mousse (Mousse de Chicha Morada)
Chicha Morada Mousse
In today’s edition of “Modern Peruvian” cuisine, Chicha Morada, a purple corn drink infused with cinnamon, cloves, and fruit peels, is transformed into a mousse using an emulsifier (methylcellulose) and a stabilizer (xanthan gum).
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Leche de Tigre Sea Foam (Espuma de Mar)
Leche de Tigre Sea Foam
Leche de Tigre (Tiger’s Milk) n. the milky colored lime juice in a ceviche that is infused with the flavors of fish, salt, onions, and hot peppers
Leche de Tigre, or Tiger’s Milk, is the milky lime juice that is left in the bowl when you finish your ceviche. But you can also prepare leche de tigre in advance, drink it as a shot, or add it to your ceviche to enhance its flavor. Here, it’s made into a foam to pay homage to the sea. Presenting, leche de tigre sea foam.
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Negroni Blanco de Pisco (White Pisco Negroni)
Negroni Blanco de Pisco, Pisco White Negroni
Presenting, Negroni Blanco de Pisco, a White Negroni variation. Pisco instead of gin, white vermouth instead of sweet red vermouth, and a white bitter liqueur instead of Campari. To honor #fogust in San Francisco (the foggy month of August), I added smoke to the cocktail.
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Pachamanca a la Olla
Pachamanca a la Olla
Pachamanca n. an ancient Inca dish from the Andes of Peru, where meat and potatoes are cooked with herbs in an underground earth oven, from the Quechua “pacha” for earth, and “manca” for oven
Of all the dishes from the Andes of Peru, the Pachamanca is perhaps the most important, as its preparation is an homage to the goddess Pachamama, or Mother Earth. Traditionally, stones are heated over a fire and then buried in the ground with layers of meat, potatoes, and herbs, which are covered with plantain leafs and dirt. Then, after several hours of slow cooking, a ritual offering is presented to Mother Earth before the food is unearthed and served.
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