Yoki's Restaurant - Central Market! Lima, Peru!

YOKI's - In the center of Lima, Yoki purveys the very best of classic Peruvian foods. She and her daughters offer quick, delicious plates 6 days a week until 4pm. Try the Catch of the Day, appetizer Papa a la Huancaína, chicken, ceviche, soups or the Huevera crowned with an egg (side salad or rice)! Everything fresh, clean and made with care! And it's all so affordable!

Green Olives Stuffed with Rocoto Pepper from Peru!

New Favourite Olive - instead of pimento these Green Olives are stuffed with hot Rocoto Pepper from Peru. It's a nice balance of agreeable piquancy and the richness of the olive cured in a salty brine.

Next time make mine a Dirty Martini with three of these. I believe, even 007 would approve. And at US$4 a kilo not even your wallet will complain!

Amazon Basin - Fruit Bowl

In the Amazon Basin, what gave me the biggest thrill was the incredible fruit. Camu camu, Ungarahui, Pitana, Garana, Bacuri and caju; so many I'd never seen or tasted before. Mangoes dropped from the trees! In such quantity, that after the first week of the season the locals didn't really pay attention to them pounding the rooftops or plopping onto the lawn. I saw them all as jewels. Even cutting a papaya for breakfast I did with joy and reverence...

Jungle Honey!

Honey is a sweet food made by bees foraging nectar from flowers. Naturally, honey is named by using the floral source from which it was made. So give bees access to the blossoms of the Amazon Rainforest and the honey reflects the marvels of that environment! The result is Jungle Honey! Jungle Honey is viscous and sweet with a surprising piquancy. Meet Don Omar who collects honey without special gear or netted hat. He sez a few bites are good for the health. I mention, too many and they’re toxic. He nods with a knowing smile...