Chapter 1
The rise of the picanteras
Chapter 2
Inside the wood-fired kitchen
Chapter 3
The spicy menu and sacred brew
Chapter 4
A living cultural treasure
YOUR GOAL
Master of Peruvian picanterías
Ch 3 · The spicy menu and sacred brew
diego Peruvian Picanterías
Look for the red flag waving outside the door, We're pouring sacred chicha till we can't no more.
diego Rocoto relleno is a fiery, meat-stuffed pepper topped with melted cheese and baked.
Fun Fact
The black-seeded pepper: The rocoto pepper used in rocoto relleno is unique because its seeds are pitch black, unlike almost all other chilis.
Glossary
chicha de jora (noun)
An Andean beverage made from fermented corn. By 1750, Arequipa hosted nearly three thousand traditional chicherías serving this corn beer with spicy stews.
An Andean beverage made from fermented corn. By 1750, Arequipa hosted nearly three thousand traditional chicherías serving this corn beer with spicy stews.