Food and Drink

All Peruvians love football. The Alianza Lima football team brings together a mix of players, enriching the way they play, which is the inspiration for this ceviche of mixed seafood.

Travel consultant Margot Chard shares her family recipe for simple, classic ceviche.

A deliciously unusual Costa Rican recipe for beef skewered with sugar cane.

Our Anglo-Peruvian Reservations Supervisor Chris Rendell-Dunn shares his recipe for Aji de Gallina. Peru’s answer to the chicken korma, this is a delicately spiced but lusciously creamy and comforting chicken curry that will cheer up the greyest of days.

Anglo-Brazilian Laura shares her mother’s recipe for Brazil’s national dish, a delicious meaty bean stew.

Locro de Papa – Ecuadorian Potato Soup with Cheese and Avocado

This black-bean fritter served with a seafood filling is a popular street food both in northeastern Brazil and west Africa. The exotic flavours make acarajé an unmissable treat on a trip to Bahia, but we think our recipe is the next best thing.

We’ve been thinking about what these classic cocktails mean to us. We hope a fruity daiquiri, tequila-laced margarita, and zingy caiprinha bring back happy memories to you too!

As a Valentine’s treat, we let you in on the secret to a Brazilian favourite, the ‘beijinho’ – an indulgent ball of coconut and sugar!