I am developing my cookbook, The Vegan Peruvian Kitchen, and looking for a publisher. It’s aimed at vegan home cooks interested in world cuisines and will feature 100 plant-based recipes inspired by Peru’s Indigenous, European, African, Chinese, and Japanese culinary cultures. My cookbook’s approachable recipes illustrate veganizing techniques for traditional and original pisco cocktails, street food, appetizers, empanadas,… Read more →
#LinkInBio: here’s a collection of links from Instagram @piscotrail. Three Generations of Fathers, One Timeless Afro-Peruvian Breakfast Just in time for Father’s Day 2021, Food52 published my story and recipe for tacu tacu, an Afro-Peruvian rice and beans breakfast that my grandfather and father prepared before me. Indigenous Cuisine Tells the Story of Connected Continents For Taste, chef Sean Sherman… Read more →
As a vegan chef, my mission is to veganize Peruvian cuisine and make it accessible to home cooks. For eight years I taught home cooks to prepare traditional Peruvian dishes at an award-winning community cooking school in San Francisco. I also designed and taught a masterclass on foods of the Andes in Boston. My recipes appear in digital and print… Read more →
IFBC 2105 Interview with Christopher Testani (Photographs courtesy of Christopher Testani)
At IFBC 2015 in Seattle, one of the highlights was the photography session with Christopher Testani. Since I do all the photography for my blog, it’s always great to get photography tips, as well as exposure to different styles. During the presentation, Christopher showed different slides of his travels around the world, and before he started talking about the photo on the screen, I knew it could only have been taken in Peru. As it turns out, I recognized several of the Peru photos from an article I had seen a few months ago, before I knew who he was. Inspired by our Peru connection, I had the pleasure of interviewing Christopher about his experience in Peru, and in the process learned more about all the preparation, planning, and research required to take these photos.
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These are some of the traditional Peruvian dishes that I learned to cook from my mom—drinks, soups, appetizers, main courses and desserts. After transitioning to a plant-based diet, I started a collection of vegan Peruvian recipes. Drinks Chicha Morada Peruvian purple corn drink spiced with cinnamon, cloves, fruits, and lime juice Appetizers Tiradito Nikkei Peruvian style sashimi, thin slices of… Read more →