Peru

Gosh!  Remember in the not too distant past when not too much was happening in the sphere of world destabilisation?  In the period between the Cold War slowly melting and the rise of the supposed WMDs, things were fairly quiet on the Western Front.  So, like any self respecting civilisation, we decided to go to… Read more

TIFFIN’s been a bit quiet this week as I was preparing for the Gastronauts Supper Club, that was held at my house last night.  There were a few posts that I thought about writing but I didn’t want to give away my surprises to those who may be dining on the night. Gastronauts is a… Read more

‘When are you going to do the post on Astrid y Gaston?’ my partners in crime have been asking.  Today.Astrid y Gaston has never been high on my list of ‘must go’ destinations. In fact, I’d never heard of it but when @foodbling recommended  a night to remember in Lima, I started researching. As it… Read more

Any Australian Gen X-er will know that phrase.  ‘I need a snack a flavour’ was the catch cry of the child in a TV commercial who’s mother offered him a piece of fruit and no doubt also told him that there was ‘water in tap’.  In previous posts I have talked about the Peruvian passion… Read more

I have been visiting parts of the Andes and highlands of Peru and Bolivia.  For many, the views are literally breathtaking.  With Arequipa at 2380m, the Patapampa Pass at Colca Canyon 4800m, Cusco 3400m, La Paz 4000m and one of the the highest cities in the world, Potosi 4070m, many people suffer the effects of… Read more

I wrote earlier about how much Limeans enjoy snacking.  This trend has continued on through Peru where every couple of hundred metres there’s a mobile vendor selling packaged drinks and snacks as well as more enterprising locals, selling whatever’s available.  In bigger towns and cities, vendors are licenced and take great pride on keeping their… Read more

There are times when you are travelling when you just can’t take another breakfast of slightly stale bread rolls, butter and jam, bitter coffee that you could stand a spoon up in and watered down Tang masquerading as juice.  On such a morning, you need to seek out something familiar and have a splurge.  This… Read more

A few months ago we were having drinks at a bar in Teneriffe, Brisbane and decided to order a Pisco Sour in preparation for our South American adventures. In a Fawlty Towers-esque moment the waiter advised ‘Sorry, we’re all out of Piscos (sic)’.  So the Pisco remained elusive, despite my very good attempt to recreate… Read more

Living in Lima would suit me.  Limeans love to snack and so do I.  On every corner, in public spaces and along the streets, there are vendors selling a wonderful array of snacks.  Churros (mmm), Churritos (mini mmm), Ceviche, Popcorn, Buttered Corn (buttery mmm), stuffed bread rolls – they are all there for the taking… Read more