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In 2016, Peru was crowned as “ World’s Leading Culinary Destination ” by the World Travel Awards for the fifth year in a row . It was just 10 years ago that Peru’s gastronomic boom began, reinventing dishes that had a long tradition in the kitchens of Peruvian families. While a second gastronomic boom of organic and healthy food seems to be happening nowadays, every Peruvian dish offered in restaurants around the world was based on an earlier and more original one. Learn about the most traditional food to try in Peru: Aji de gallina There are different stories about the origins of the creamy aji de gallina. Historians say that when Peru was a Spanish colony, a dish that came from Europe made with chicken breast and Arab seasoning became a prototype of aji de gallina. Another story claims that poor citizens collected the hen bones that were thrown away by the rich and took the remains to their houses where they added chili and bread to make a bigger meal. The aji ...

The Mediterranean island of Cyprus has a culture that is a merger of many cultures. The Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots , the two key ethnic groups of Cyprus, share numerous cultural features together but also have several changes. In both communities, good hospitality is highly valued. Both love to celebrate special occasions with music, dance, and other performances. They also share many traditional foods and beverages. However, the Greek and Turkish Cypriots have dissimilar religious cultures. Cuisine Source: Google.com The cuisine of Cyprus is heavily influenced by Greek and Turkish culinary traditions. French, Byzantine, Ottoman, Italian, Middle Eastern, and Catalan cuisines also helped shape the Cypriot cuisine. The food tastes of the medieval-era French Lusignan monarchs of Cyprus led to the development of a refined Cypriot cuisine that fuses French, Middle Eastern, and Byzantine cuisine. The Lusignan kings imported cooks from Syria to work in their...