Fig. 2
From: Background of Peruvian gastronomy and its perspectives: an assessment of its current growth
Taken from the book “La Salud y los Dioses”
Representations of the Moche Culture. They are huacos that represent the ancestral foods that the Moches cultivated in ancient Peru. a Potatoes is a valuable food that the ancient Peruvians bequeathed to us. Today Peru cultivates more than 3500 varieties of potatoes in the different geographical regions. b Likewise, the purple corn in its most splendid representation is one of the foods that only grows in Peru and has become a symbol of tradition and Peruvianness.