A 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Peru in the Ica region, south of the capital of Lima. Ica, Chincha and Pisco have been hardest hit, although the pavement rippled in downtown Lima as well. BBC (first link) and
CNN have been reporting about 336-7 dead, but my uncle (in Lima) says that many towns south of San Bartolo have simply disappeared into rubble.
posted by LMGM
on Aug 16, 2007 -
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We're all familiar with Peruvian ceviche/cebiche (and if you're not, you should be), but what about
ají de gallina (shredded chicken in walnut-cream-chile sauce)? There's also
papa a la huancaína (potatoes with spicy cheese sauce) and
ocopa (the same, but with pecans and huacatay/black mint). Oh, and don't forget
anticúchos (marinated beef heart skewers) or
causa limeña (hard to explain, but it's like a really amazing potato salad). Peru has a substantial and long-standing Chinese population, which has resulted in Chifa (some
debate on whether that's
Cantonese or
Mandarin), Peru's "indigenous" Chinese culinary tradition. A staple (and my comfort food) of chifa is
arroz chaufa (from Cantonese "chow fan," --> "fried rice").
Peruvian cuisine is getting a boost of interest around teh interwebs, thanks in no small part to dedicated blogs in English (
1,
2,
3) and Spanish (
1,
2). Even Wikipedia has a substantial entry in
English and
Spanish (and
French). And the tourism industry hasn't missed out on this
either (warning, food pr0n & YouTube).
posted by LMGM
on Jan 23, 2007 -
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