| History of
Peruvian Food Peruvian Food is as rich and complex as its history. The food is a
multicultural mix of the fallen Inca Empire and of the succesive waves of Spanish
conquerors, African Slaves, Chinese laborers and Italian and Japanese immigrants who made
Peru their home.
Maiz (corn) and potatoes are the
staple food. As a matter of historical fact, it was the Incas who invented the freeze
dried potato right there in the heights of the Andes where the combination of extreme cold
bright unobstructed sunlight and fresh air makes the process possible.
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