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Follow on Google News | Rainforest Expeditions Introduces Farm-to-Table, Locally Sourced Foods to Three Lodges in PeruThanks to Peru's geography that offers such diverse bounty as abundant seafood from the coast, tropical fruits from the jungle and grains and potatoes endemic to the Andes, Peruvian cuisine is recognized as one of the best in South America.
By: Widness & Wiggins PR Peru’s visionary leader in sustainable tourism, Rainforest Expeditions http://www.perunature.com/ “Thanks to Peru's geography that offers such diverse bounty as abundant seafood from the coast, tropical fruits from the jungle and grains and potatoes endemic to the Andes, Peruvian cuisine is recognized around the world as one of the best in South America,” noted Jeff Cremer, Rainforest Expeditions spokesperson. Historically a local cuisine has been overlaid with culinary influences from Europe, Africa and Asia. The result, Cremer said, is a colorful, richly textured table for all palates, including those favoring vegetarian and vegan options. For ingredients and where they’re sourced, menus and recipes used by the lodge kitchens, please see http://www.perunature.com/ An example of food endemic to Peru is Quinoa, a crucial native product in pre-Hispanic Andean civilizations. Considered sacred for the Incas, they called it “mother grain”. In the sowing time, the first furrow on the ground was dug in a ceremony with a golden tool. Quinoa, that is harvested 3,500 meters above sea level, is thought to be native of the Lake Titicaca region near Puno due to remains found in pre-Hispanic tombs 2,000 years old. Rainforest Expeditions lodges prepare a soup of this vital food. Chicken Patarashca is a dish native to the Peruvian jungle, made with fish of the Amazon or with chicken, prepared with regional ingredients, wrapped in Bijao leaves and roasted on coals. Native Cocama and Chayahuita peoples prepared it simply, using the edible hualo (giant frog) cooked in bamboo, lining the inside of the bamboo canes with Bijao leaves and grilling it on charcoal. The Huallaga riverside towns prepared it with small fish, muspachos, and creek shrimp called yucras. Patarashca is seasoned with sachaculantro, turmeric and other aromatic ingredients from the Peruvian jungle. One of the most popular dishes, Cremer noted, is Aji de Gallina, a classic Peruvian favorite that combines the spicy heat of chili peppers with peanuts, garlic and other flavors. The roots of this recipe are said to hail from the years following the French revolution in the late 18th century. As the French aristocracy lost their power (and quite often their heads), their chefs had to look elsewhere for work. Many had to travel far and wide to find families who would hire them and some made their way to Peru. Here wealthy families hired French chefs to personally prepare their food. Although the chefs couldn’t find the same ingredients used in many French preparations, they came up with dishes blending Peruvian ingredients with French cuisine. On Day Two of a four-day/three- Rainforest Expeditions’ In each of the three distinct locations, guests are accommodated in clean and comfortable, minimally appointed, three-sided rooms built of clay, wood and palm fronds. The signature statement is to leave one wall open to the jungle so guests can hear, see and smell the rainforest. About Rainforest Expeditions A Peruvian ecotourism company that shares with visitors in a sustainable manner the miracles of the Tambopata–Candamo Reserved Zone, 1.5 million hectares of pristine, still wild, tropical rainforest encompassing an area of land the size of Connecticut and stretching from the Andean highlands to the Amazon lowlands. Since 1989, guests of first one and now three Rainforest Expedition eco-lodges (http://www.perunature.com/ For photos and/or more information on Rainforest Expeditions please contact: Sara Widness / 802-234-6704 / sara@widnesspr.com Dave Wiggins / 303-554-8821 / dave@travelnewssource.com Website and Portfolio of Past Releases: http://www.travelnewssource.com/ Follow Widness & Wiggins PR on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ Follow Rainforest Expeditions: On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/ End
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