Madre de Dios Cuisine
The Best of Madre de Dios Peru Cuisine
Among the typical dishes of the department, these stand out:
- Juane: Rice seasoned with palillo, a Peruvian spice akin to turmeric, and chicken wrapped in banana leaves.
- Inchicapi: Chicken soup with Brazil nuts and rice.
- Timbuche: Fish broth with green bananas and sacha cilantro (herb similar to cilantro in smell and flavor).
- Asado de venado: Roast deer meat with rice and green banana.
- Tacacho con cecina: Crushed bananas mixed with lard then baked or fried. It is served with dry meat.
- Asado de picuro: The exquisite meat of an Amazonian rodent roasted over charcoal.
- Caldo de carachama: Thick soup made of carachama fish, with bananas and cilantro
Traditional Drinks:
- Refresco de cocona: Juice of a typical fruit of the area.
- Masato: Drink made of cooked, crushed, and fermented yucca, with sweet potato or sugar added.
- Refresco de aguajina: Delicious juice made with aguaje, edible fruit of a native palm tree.
- Refresco de pihuayo: Juice made with the fruit of another native palm tree.
- Chapo: Banana and sugar juice is served cold.
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