Drying potatoes is an ancient way used to this day in Peru to preserve these crops. To do it, potatoes are first cooked in boiling water, drained, peeled, and cut in medium dices or thin sticks. Then these pieces are dried until they lose all their moisture
Papa Seca is the main ingredient used for the famous dish called Carapulcra, or carapulca, which is an ancient Andean dish that has been prepared for centuries by both Quechua peoples and Aymara peoples. The original term for this dish in the Aymara_language is ”qala phurk’a,” which means a stew made with hot stones. It is a Peruvian cuisine and Bolivian cuisine stew of pork and papa seca (dehydrated potatoes), with peanuts, aji panca and mirasol peppers, garlic, and other spices like clove.
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