After 36 hours of abstinence from food—except for a few nibbles of dry toast, crackers, and brothy soup—we rebounded from our food poisoning incident with full enthusiasm.
It might have been a little foolhardy to not pace ourselves with small amounts of bland and boring food…our stomachs are still in trial, but so far I only have a little heartburn.
I thought I’d show you our damage.
**none of my photos are color corrected (they’re shot RAW and I have no computer), so the food won’t look as it should
LUNCH
A typical Peruvian dish: the simple spit-roasted chicken, called Pollo a la Brasa. A quarter chicken plus mountain of papas fritas looks like this:
DINNER
Antipasto with cured alpaca meat, local cheese, quinoa croquettes, zucchini, and eggplant:
Tacu Tacu, an African dish brought to Peru by Spanish slaves that’s like a fried mash of beans and rice, with a breaded slice of beef (Cheryn’s entree; tasted better than it looks):
Alpaca tenderloin served over a quinoa risotto the restaurant dubbed “quinotto”:
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I recommend both restaurants.
Lunch:
Los Toldos ($)
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294314-d1479258-Reviews-Los_Toldos_Chicken-Cusco_Cusco_Region.html
Dinner:
Incanto ($$$)
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294314-d782523-Reviews-or50-Incanto-Cusco_Cusco_Region.html
Who needs color correction? That looks delish! Aside from the fact that meat on a bone turns me in to a squeamish toddler I would totally eat that chicken and frites. Remind me to share with you my experience of eating alapaca from Vanessa’s parents alapaca ranch.
What does Alpaca taste like? Is it tender? White or dark meat? The fritas interested me the most!
Alpaca is most similar to beef (red meat)…but much healthier! There’s lots less fat. It’s prepared in the same fashion; Benjamin’s was medium rare and very tender.