Photos: Peru's cuisine

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Peru cuisine papas 2012 11 21

Cooks throw potatoes into to make "pachamanca" during Peru's gastronomic fair Mistura in Lima.
- [Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images]
Peru cuisine grain 2012 11 20

An Andean woman shows quinoa grains during the inauguration of Peru's gastronomic fair Mistura in Lima on Sept. 6.
- [Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images]
Peru cuisine cuy 2012 11 20

A Peruvian dish made of "cuy" (Guinea pig) meat, prepared during a class at the Pachacutec Cooking Institute, northern outskirts of Lima.
- [Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images]
Peru cuisine arroz con pato 2012 11 20

"Arroz con pato," a Peruvian traditional dish of rice and duck, prepared during a class at the Pachacutec Cooking Institute, which is star Peruvian chef Gaston Acurio's cooking school in northern outskirts of Lima.
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Peru cuisine dish 2012 11 23

"Tacu tacu con lomo saltado," a traditional Peruvian dish of beef end beans.
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Peru cuisine ceviche 2012 11 20

Peru's traditional dish "ceviche" goes tropical at Vegas Uncork'd by Bon Appetit's Grand Tasting event at Caesars Palace May 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This version, prepared by restaurant Mesa Grill, features shrimp and grouper.
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Peru cuisine pedro miguel schiaffino peru chef

Peruvian chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino gives a talk at Spain's Madridfusion International Gastronomic Fair on Jan. 26 in Madrid.
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Peru cuisine pulpo 2012 11 20

Peruvian cook Rodolfo "Chino" Rodriguez, owner of Cevicheria Chino Rodolfo y Mary in Lima, drops an octopus into a pot in preparation to make Peru's most popular dish "ceviche."
- [Raul Garcia/AFP/Getty Images]

Bursting flavors and a dazzling array of produce make Peruvian cuisine this Andean country’s hottest commodity.