Peru: The Cookbook

Thrilled with Peru: The Cookbook—a vibrant, mouthwatering dive into Peruvian cuisine. Bought second-hand from an Amazon seller who described it as “like new,” and they weren’t kidding—it even smells fresh! Grateful for the honest listing and the gorgeous addition to my kitchen.

Bought as a gift - it is very pretty and the recipe we tried was yummy

Nice cookbook. Plenty of recipes. New combinations and tastes. Gives you lot of inspiration. There are many of chilies, some of them really hot spicy, so I replace it with regular chili peppers. It is not the basic cookbook but will add colors to your dinner routing. Recommend it.

Gorgeous book! Beautifully presented with a vast array of Peruvian recipes. Happy to see the traditional recipes and not “fusion” ones. This book sparks joy!

What a beautiful book. Having been to 2 of Gaston Arcurio's restaurants I wanted to create some of the food we ate. It looks like I may have to wait as I think I'll have to grow some of the specialist chillis i.e. limo chilli as they're not available in the UK. This hasn't put me off as there are tons of other recipes to try.

Excellent cookbook, pretty and with good recipes. Would like more photos though and more complex recipes as some are a bit simplistic compared to the chef's own skills.

Beautifully presented and informative book which gives you an insight into some fantastic recipes and ingredients. Highly recommended.

Wonderful chapter on Ceviche

Peruvian food is a mix of European/Spanish cuisine, South American, Chinese and Japanese cuisine making it one of the best in the world. This book is a good example of how good and creative this cuisine is. Great inspiration for the housewives and chefs alike.

Znalazłam tu dużo dobrych przepisów, na prawdę warto mieć tę książkę, szczególnie jak jest się fanem kuchni peruwiańskiej. Jedyny minus to może jest aż za dużo przepisów i łatwo się pogubić z wyborem.

Me encanto!, lo pedí en ingles por error, y aun traducido es excelente, si tuviera que añadir algo por fuerza sería ampliar el glosario de ingredientes peruanos, mucha gente confunde los ingredientes porque con la traducción pierde identidad, ejemplo ají amarillo, en traducción seria yellow chilli, si una persona ajena a nuestra cultura fuera a buscarlo posiblemente regresaría con algo que no es ají amarillo peruano, ya que existen muchos tipos de chile amarillo en el mundo. Tambien como persona que ha vivido mucho en la amzonía he extrañado muchos platos de mi tierra y de la selva peruana en general.

Un'ottima idea quella della Phaidon di affidare la cura di un libro sulla cucina peruviana a Gaston Acurio, chef di fama internazionale. Il libro è, come tutti quelli di questa casa editrice, assai curato nel design e nell'estetica; cavalca l'onda di una cucina latinoamericana negli ultimi anni sempre sulla cresta, capace di conquistarsi credibilità e mercati con i suoi grandi chef, abili e creativi. Ma come già per la cucina caraibica, quella peruviana ha una marcia in più in partenza, frutto della mescolanza di tradizioni culturali assai diverse fin dalle sue origini. In questa terra si sono fuse la cucina cinese e quella giapponese, quella autoctona e quella italiana (grazie agli immigrati genovesi che approdarono nei suoi porti), quella africana e quella del mondo arabo. Un bel mix e un bell'insieme di prodotti, che continua a ruotare principalmente attorno alla pesca (ceviche e carpacci di mare su tutto), e ai prodotti della terra americana (patate, mais, peperoncini, l'incredibile frutta). Le ricette proposte hanno tutte un'impostazione elementare e sono assai accessibili, fatto salvo per alcuni prodotti locali (di cui viene suggerita o è intuibile la sostituzione).

Amazing decor Book, Im from Peru living in Australia, so having this book in English is great to have friends reading it. Also the looks is so aesthetic to decor the living room