PERU AS ONE OF THE BEST CULINARY DESTINATION

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In the last 10 years, Peru has been recognized as one of the world’s best culinary destinations, a perfect option for foodie tourism. The country’s gastronomic boom owes a great deal to its biodiversity along with its multicultural heritage. Here are 5 of the reasons why there’s no better place in the world to dine. CULTURAL DIVERSITY The mix of flavors in Peruvian cuisine reflects the mix of cultures that have arrived in Peru over the last 500 years. It began with pre-Hispanic cuisine that gave us dishes and cooking methods like pachamanca. Then, when Spanish colonization began in the 16th century, Moorish influenced dishes were introduced to the menu; the onions, spices and honey desserts are now fundamental to every meal. When Chinese immigrants arrived in the 19th century, their cuisine seamlessly melded with Peruvian traditional dishes and created the super-popular Chifa. Other big gastronomical influences are African, Italian and Japanese cuisines.         COST...

  Mistura history 2008 to 2016 Mistura started in 2008 as a small local food festival. The first edition was held at the Parque de la Exposicion in Lima’s city center and with around 30,000 visitors was considered successful. One year later Mistura returned larger, moved to the Costa Verde of Lima, which would become its traditional location, and nearly doubled its visitors. Thanks to many prominent Peruvian chefs and committed organizers, over the coming years the Mistura grew into the largest and most important yearly gastronomic event in Latin America with over 600,000 visitors at its peak time. Mistura was organized by Apega, the Peruvian Society of Gastronomy, with the aim to bring together small farmers, producers of local produce and products, food and drinks sellers, chefs, bakers, confectioners, viticulturists, restaurants, baristas, food enthusiasts, Limeños and visitors from all over the world all celebrating Peru's rich biodiversity and amazing cuisine with the country...