Facing Peru’s Extreme Food!! Exotic Meat of South America!!

rocoto peppers

🥗Healthier: bell peppers

💰Cheaper: jalapeño peppers

Bell peppers are milder and more accessible, while jalapeños add a different heat.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in fat and adds a cheesy flavor.

black olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: capers

Green olives are a healthier option, while capers are a budget-friendly alternative.

Boil potatoes and cut the guinea pig in half.

In a pan, add chochoca and cover with a lid.

Add salt and cumin, then pan-fry them.

Cut the guinea pig in half again.

In another pan, heat up well and fry the two purple onions cut into small squares.

Add a tablespoon of minced garlic, pepper, cumin, and a pinch of salt. Cook for three minutes.

Add half a cup of panca pepper and mix everything, letting it cook over medium heat for fifteen minutes.

Add fifty grams of ground peanuts.

Next, add the pieces of guinea pig.

Remove from heat and immediately add water to the dressing and stir.

Finally, add the six yellow potatoes.

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