A 32-year-old Peruvian transgender man, who was detained in Indonesia, died earlier last month. LGBTQ activists in Peru are demanding that an autopsy be done.
Peru is known for its fantastic views and beautiful sites, but did you know that you can experience more of the country if you try its flavorful foods.
Peruvian American homes are filled with the distinctive smells when concocting meals. Onion and lime permeates, but collects in the kitchen. The smell of roasting pork also pervades, and is linked to the sound of preparation: sharp knives striking chopping boards, fresh vegetables snapping, crisp meat crackling, and harmonious conversations. For home-style chef, Victoria Daza, Thanksgiving is not only a time for familial closeness, but for reflection, observations, and acknowledgement of indigenous roots.
Women and men, the wealthy sort, gathered, and sat to dinner, ready to devour a plate of Pollo a la Brasa. The place: Lima, Peru. The year: somewhere between the 1950s and the 1970s; prior to people of lesser means' consumption of the dish. The chicken is salty, smoky and juicy, and it's traditionally served on a bed of large-cut French fries, and is traditionally eaten sans cutlery and with fingers.
Chiclayo, one of the most important urban areas in of Peru, is the birthplace of several genetically diverse crops (quinoa, kaniwa, llma beans, caigua & etc.), but it is also the birthplace of one of Peru’s most delectable dishes, Jalea.
