Cusco Day 3

Today is our last day in Cusco before we head to the Sacred Valley and then the Inca trail to Machu Picchu.  We spent a mostly quiet day but the highlight was a cooking class that our instructor, Elvira, called more of a culinary experience than a class.  These classes range from 2 to 10 people and we were the only ones in the class.  It was like getting a personal lesson.  We started out in their market learning about the indigenous food of Peru.  For example, there are 3000 different types of potatoes, 30 different types of corn and 5 different types of quinoa.

We then did a fruit tasting and tried different fruits including some that are pre-Inca period so they have been around for thousands of years.

We made Peruvian drinks, a Picso Sour  and lighter summer version. Both contain Pisco, an 80 proof, which tasted a little like vodka. Tom got to shake it up.

We made ceviche, a raw fish dish and Loma Saltado, a stir fried flaming dish with Alpaca.  If anyone is counting that’s 3 days in a row eating Alpaca!

We finished the class by eating our work and it was delicious!

We may not have WiFi starting tomorrow.  If we don’t we’ll catch up when we can.