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Peruvian cookbook a beginners guide this book has been written in support of. Tony, as pointed out on the amazon website, shows peruvian food as a visual work of art. Phaidon has kindly given me permission to publish three of gaston acurios recipes from the book. My first exposure to this particular peruvian success had come from reading the first volume of my good friend tony custers book titled the art of peruvian cuisine. Youll find everything from appetizers to desserts and drinks. This dish takes about an hour to prepare and serves 4 people. One of the worlds most innovative and flavorful cuisines, peruvian food has been consistently heralded by chefs and media around the world as the next big thing. People have started endorsing gaston acurio as the next peruvian president in several newspaper articles, facebook fan pages, television debates and a new movie, finding gaston, from peruvian director patricia perez. Youll find everything from appetizers to desserts and drinks, from anticuchos to classic beef tripe cau cau. The book was released last month from phaidon, a publisher that generally specializes in two types of cookbooks. Gaston acurio is a chef, writer, businessman and promoter of the peruvian culinary arts.

Acurio is a television host in peru and is met by tens of thousands of fans wherever he makes a public appearance. The origin of ceviche is disputed, however, the most likely origin lies in peru. Acurio guides cooks through the full range of perus vibrant cuisine from popular classics like quinoa and ceviche, and lomo saltado to lesser known dishes like amaranth and aji amarillo. Ceviche is a seafood dish popular in the coastal regions of the americas, especially central and south america. The book was first published in 2000, and it has sold more than 85,000 copies. The cookbook by gaston acurio phaidon, 2015 is a meaty tome packed full of recipes about 500 recipes across more than 400 pages. Heres the second featured recipe from the excellent peru.