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Gastronomy

The city of Cusco, especially, has one of the best dishes of the Andes Peruvian where
prevails the use of the potato and the corn. While it is a destination very chosen by tourists
for its history, Andean landscapes and their Inca constructions, the gastronomy is has
returned nowadays essential part of the tourist attractions.
The common places to eat traditional dishes are restaurants called picanterías or chichas.
The best are located around the Plaza de Armas and some offer peñas with live music and
folcklore dance.
The must-eat dishes:

 Cuy Chactado Cusqueño


Cuy with herbs and seasonings and cooked in clay oven. When already brittle, you remove
it from the oven and served with potatoes baked and hearty chili.
 Puchero/ Timpu/ Sancochado
It is a cow breast, a head of lamb, bacon and potatoes boiled. Then leaves of cabbage,
moraya, chickpeas, sweet potatoes, peaches and rice. It serves the broth only and separate
all it boiled. It is a typical dish from Carnival.

Referencias:
https://blog.esplendorhoteles.com/2016/09/14/10-platos-tipicos-de-cusco-para-probar/

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