Guide to Peruvian Food

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"SONJIA CUHER: On behalf of Expert Village, this is Sonjia. What to eat. Well, Peruvian food is delicious. You don't need to take anything. I grew up there and I know, you know, this--I'm biased, definitely, but it is--you're going to have an amazing array of flavors, colors. I adore the food and it's amazing. Just be very careful. Once you get there, I know some people want to be very daring, but avoid certain things like unwashed greens. You know, we don't want you getting sick at all, but the food it is so good. You can go to a small market and get a wonderful soup, beef soup, chicken soup or hen soup, I mean, we have hundreds and hundreds of different soups from all the local places. Or if you can spare some money, you can go to a really nice hotel and have probably a wonderful dinner with all-you-can-eat buffet of different dishes from all over. But remember, every region in Peru has different type of cuisine. Because of the high mountains, it's always hard for the Peruvians to get all the--the transportation is very, very difficult, so what you eat in the highlands, you don't eat it by the coast. Let's say for example, in the highlands, it's very, very popular to have guinea pig, cuy, it's a delicatessen. You know, some people may say that's not, but it actually tastes great and with different herbs and potatoes, it's awesome. But by the coast, you can have Ceviche, that's Ceviche's fresh fish, marinated in lime or endless seafood, that's amazing. And if you have to go to the jungle, then you can try all kind of bananas and different type of river fish, but my suggestion is try. I mean, you won't disappointed; they are incredible. And just--you can take a look, go to a library, pick some books, try to figure out what sounds good or not, and if you already sort of have an idea before going, I think it's going to be much a more pleasant experience."