Lima, Peru | Saturday 07 November 2009 10:06 | | |

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Jennifer Iannolo, Director of the US based web Culinary Media Network, New York, said she “surrendered” to the Peruvian flavors.
The aerial potato, cultivated by 'aeroponía' to get a larger amount of seed of this tuber, could contribute to the food crisis of the world and reduce the effects of the global warming.
The biggest “papa a la huancaina” was presented in the Andean city of Huancayo (Junin region), in a table 100m long.
Representants of Tocache Farming Cooperative came back from France with a document that certifies their production won the first place in the category "cocoa's aroma" in the international contest made at the Paris Chocolat Show (Salon du Chocolat).
Peru has become the number one exporter of asparagus in the world, and the number two producer after China, and now our country is hosting the XII International Symposium of Asparagus, the most important event for scientist and businessmen working withe Asparagus.
Peru's Government has decided to take the challenge of promoting exports and domestic consumption of some of its native crops, such as cereals (corn starch, purple corn, tarwi, barley), legumes (beans, butter beans, broad beans, chickpeas) and Andean grains (quinoa, amaranth, cañihua).
After an invitation issued by the Ecuadorian's Ministry of Tourism, Ruth Gartner and Miguel Angel Pezzini, chefs of the Peruvian Tourism Institute (Cenfotur) conducted a workshop for Ecuadorian chefs.
"Chicha morada" (the national beverage), purple mush, quinoa, amaranth and cañihua are some of the native Peruvian products which drew great interest among the thousands international buyers who attended Anuga 2009, the leading trade fair food and drinks which took place from October 10th to 14th in Cologne, Germany.
Mariano Valderrama, Vice President of the Peruvian Gastronomy Society (APEGA) said that they estimate that their fair “Mistura 2009” will receive 100,000 visitors during its four days.
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