The Chilehead’s Paradise of Peru

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By Scott Rose Machu Picchu Recipes: Stuffed RocotosSalsa CriollaAjí de GallinaRed Snapper Ceviche Peru is a chilehead’s paradise. The country has over 300 different known types of chile peppers, and the nation’s regional cuisines, all chile-centric, try to outdo each other in firepower. A North American who cultivates a love for chiles might well be looked on by his sissy-tongued, …

Hunting for Chile Seeds in Brazil

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By Mats and Patricia Pettersson     Recipes: Molho Malagueta (Malagueta Sauce) Farofa de Malagueta (Brazilian Chile Condiment) Bifes (Bahian Beef Steaks) Bahian Moqueca (Seafood Stew) Vatapá (Fish and Shrimp in Ginger-Peanut Sauce) In November, 2001, we were off to Brazil! Why? Because we live in Stockholm, and some people in Sweden consider November to be one of the worst …

Spicy Latin American Ceviche

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by Dave DeWitt  Recipes: Ceviche de Corvina (Peruvian Sea Bass Ceviche) Peruvian Mixed Seafood Ceviche Ceviche de Camarones (Ecuadorian Marinated Shrimp) Ceviche with Bitter Orange Marinated Snapper Peruvian-Style Ceviche de Mojarra (Sunfish Ceviche) Ceviche de Palapa Adriana–Estilo Acapulquito Ceviche de Almejas Estilo Baja (Baja Clam Ceviche) When bars specializing in ceviche start springing up, as they have in New York …

Chile and Argentina: Land of Fire and Ice

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Story and Photos by Paul Ross  Recipes: Pebre (Chilean Salsa) Chorizo Criollo(Chorizo Sausage from Argentina) Pastel de Choclo (Chilean Meat Pie) Pescado Marinado Estilo Chileno(Marinated Halibut Chilean-Style) Mariscos con Frutas Citricas(Argentine Citrus Seafood)      Riding low in the water, this passenger-laden     Zodiac ventures close to a calving glacier. It’s a looooong way down. Relatively few have made it. But, for …