Peruvian cuisine: The coastal areas represented by Lima are mainly spicy. Famous dishes include: raw fish "Seviche", which is a seafood dish soaked in citrus. As well as the fire-grilled spicy beef heart or fish skewers "anticucho".

Mountain cuisine represented by Cusco is mainly sweet. Famous dishes include "Sancochado" stewed with beef, sweet potatoes and plantains, "Chunio" with dry-fried potatoes, Sweet and savory shrimp and vegetable soup "Qupe" and more.

Other famous Peruvian dishes include "anticuchos", "ceviche", "humita" and "pachamanca".

Peruvian traditional drinks are chicha and pisco, brewed from corn and grapes respectively.

Coca is a shrub. Local Indians often use coca leaves to make tea, called coca tea, and drink it like tea and coffee. The local Indians use coca leaves as a chewing agent and carry them around with them to chew in their mouths at any time to satisfy their hunger and keep out the cold. Extended information

Other unique customs in Peru

The Inca Indians in Peru hold regular exorcism festivals in September every year. Because September is the rainy season. Plague spreads easily. In order to ward off diseases, all people must fast on the first day of the full moon after the autumnal equinox. In the evening, families gather together to bake corn cakes mixed with children's blood. After taking a bath, people use this kind of flour cake to rub their head, face, chest, shoulders and legs, thinking that this can relieve pain.

Peruvians taboo “13” and “Friday”. It is believed that these are unlucky numbers and dates, and that encountering them will lead to disaster. They hate crows. The crow is considered an ominous bird that brings bad luck and disaster to people. They are taboo about giving swords as gifts. Thinking that giving these things means severing friendship. They are forbidden to eat strange-shaped foods such as sea cucumbers.

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