With initiatives such as the
“Peru, mucho gusto” festival held in Tarapoto, the Ministry of Foreign Trade
and Tourism (Mincetur) seeks to turn Peru's regional gastronomy into the
'ambassador of the country' worldwide, Minister Jose Silva Martinot said.
Silva said his ministry is working to promote
the varied and delectable gastronomy offered by the provinces of Peru, through
decentralized events like the increasingly popular Mistura festival in the
capital Lima.
“Our aim is to make the regional
gastronomy our main ambassador, we want to replicate the experience in Lima in
other regions,” he told RPP radio station.
“Tarapoto has wonderful places, charming
people and one of the best gastronomies in the Peruvian jungle. For this reason
we have taken this culinary festival to the people of the North Amazon region,”
Silva stated.
San Martin offers “wonderful” dishes, such
as patarashca (roast fish wrapped in bijao leafs, similar to banana leafs) and
the traditional juanes (made of rice, egg and meet), among others, he added.
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