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Olluco con Charqui - Andean highland dish

Olluco con Charqui is an Andean dish with roots in Inca culture. Olluco is a colorful Andean tuber with a waxy texture. Charqui is dried llama meat, preserved by salting and sun-drying.

Olluco is sliced and braised with charqui, onion and ají peppers. The result is a hearty dish typical of Andean highland cuisine at altitudes above 3,000 meters.

Olluco con Charqui - Andean highland dish
  • Olluco is an Andean tuber grown at altitudes above 3,000 meters
  • Charqui is dried llama meat and the precursor to modern jerky
  • The English word jerky derives from the Quechua word charqui
  • The dish has roots in Inca culture and the pre-Columbian era
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