9/20/17 Cusco Again

With an early check out time (9:00am) and an afternoon flight (4:00pm) we decided to take another cooking class.  Our chef teacher Javier was originally from the Sacred Valley and had worked as a porter on the Inca Trail.  He also worked as a cook so it was great to hear his stories from the porters point of view.  We were joined in the class by Sam from Dallas who was also leaving today.

Javier first took us to the San Pedro Market to get the ingredients for our meal.  It was very interesting watching him navigate all the different stalls and interact with the merchants.  He told us later that he likes to purchase items from as many people as possible to help them all. All of the food was natural, farm fresh and he frequently talked about the health benefits of the different foods.

We made stuffed peppers, potatoes with a peanut sauce, rice pudding and a Pisco Sour.

 

After eating our fill we headed to the airport.  Our adventure is over but we both are very proud to have successfully completed the trek to Machu Picchu.