Guess the Ingredients
Pan dulce (Peruvian Sweet bread)
lour, yeast, sugar, butter, and eggs,anise seed, cinnamon and sometimes orange zest
Llamas and alpacas come from Peru
True! They live high up in the Andes Mountains.
T or f: Peru has more than 3,000 kinds of potatoes.
True! Peru is the home of the potato, and it has thousands of colorful varieties.
Plantain Chips (Platano Chips)
plantains, cooking oil, and salt
Machu Picchu is an ancient city hidden in the jungle.
True! It was built by the Inca and discovered by explorers in 1911.
Ceviche is a Peruvian dish made with raw fish and lemon juice.
True! The fish is “cooked” by the acidity of lime or lemon juice.
Arroz con pato - Rice with Duck
duck meat, rice, Flavors of onions, garlic, and red peppers, cilantro, spices like cumin, chili pastes.
There are penguins in Peru.
True! The Humboldt penguin lives along Peru’s cool Pacific coast.
Chocolate was invented in Peru.
False! Cacao grows in Peru, but chocolate was first made by ancient peoples in Central America.
Picarones or Peruvian doughnuts
baking yeast, sugar, water, ground corn, sea salt, crush anise, white flour, beer, cooked butter squash, lemon or orange peels
Chocolate was first made in Peru
False! The cacao plant grows there, but chocolate was first made by ancient Mesoamerican peoples (like the Maya and Aztecs).
Peruvian corn comes in only one color.
False! Peruvian corn can be yellow, purple, white, red, or even black
Corn, potatoes, and tomatoes all come from Peru.
Partly True! Potatoes and many kinds of corn come from Peru, but tomatoes come from further north in South America.
Guinea pig (called cuy) is a traditional Peruvian dish.
True! It’s been eaten in the Andes for hundreds of years.