Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Lomo Saltado: Want some?
What Airline should you use to get to your destination?
If you are madly in love with the idea to travel this is the airline you should use, LAN. It is an airline from Chile, it offers the best of the best, great attention from flight attendants and the last on passenger entertaining solutions, so you will never want to go to sleep during your flight. Great selection of movies that just came out to theaters, a tonload of music albums from the first of the Fabulosos Cadilacs and the latest from Britney Spears. Besides you are like me that wants to fly with the people rather than with the snobs of first class, you don't need to pay extra bucks to get a nice seat with enough room for your legs to relax the entire flight. Food is awesome, is as if it were prepared by Jacques Pépin himself! Restrooms plenty, so you won't be waiting ouside crowding the aisle. Try LAN next time you want to travel to any South American destination, you won't regret it.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Thirsty? Drink an Inca Cola!
I was so thirsty once I got off the plane that I didn't know what to do. Let's see, about to get to the plane they made me trash the only savior for thirst, my bottle of water. Now, If we talk about getting something to drink inside the plane, pleaseeee! that half filled little cup the flight attendant provides is not enough to replenish your vital organs, but subtle enough to make you want to go to the always occupied, useless, small, and shaky restroom. However, there's certain variety on what you choose to fill that cup, you can go either high roller with a vodka, whiskey, wine or water, orange juice, some soda, and Inca Cola. Come on, now we are talking big, yaaa big like Michael Jordan's feet. Inca Cola is the most famous and branded soda of Peru, known to be drunk by Peruvians since they wake up just to get started with a little boozie ouizie caused by the effects of the carbonated drink.
Inca Cola is not like any other soda drink is unique in its flavor profile, just like the slogan says "There is only one Inca Kola and it's like no other." The weather helps to ingest this magical concoction like if it were water, just like Peruvians do. I hope you find an Inca Cola, try it, drink it and realize that Inca Cola is as good as it gets.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
I have been away!
I have been trying to get a brand new domain, so theperubackpacker can leave the blogspot.com server and all the readers would be able to access to my content easily with a DOT.com. Seriouly, this have been the main thing that have kept me busy and stressed out!
I'll be changing the layout of the site once I get that domain. I think, I'll be using the new Worpress CMS, in case nobody knows what that means (CMS= Content Management System) which will enable me to have fuller and better control over all the options a real web-log site can have with all the extra jumbo mumbo.
Other thoughts: Come back soon!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Cost - Running low on cash? Don't worry...
If you wonder where to stay, Peru offers all types of places, from the most expensive to the cheapest. A comfortable double room could cost from $20 - $40.US dollars, theres also, camping which is usually free, but then safety may be a concern.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Chifa - Peruvianese Food
Chifa: name used to refer to the fusion of Limean and Chinese food brought by immigrants from Canton. Also, Chifa is a term used to refer to the type of restaurants in general that prepare this food. When peruvian people crave chinese food, they find any Chifa that brings them a mix of typical flavors from Peru and China. Chifa has gained popularity among the different types of food prepared in Peru and has even achieved international fame. Wherever there are Asian-Peruvians in the world, there is always a Chifa. These restaurants can be found anywhere, however if you are hungry you got to try some. chaufa rice, or fried wantan or chijaikai chicken are good choices, just pick any and bon appetit! (Check below recipe)
Chaufa Rice:
Ingredients:
1 kg (2.2 lb) of cooked rice
270 g (10 oz) of chicken or pork
3 whole eggs
2 chopped shallots or 1 whole red onion sliced
1 green onion- chopped
1 tablespoon of ginger
1/2 cup of soy sauce
Olive oil or any oil
Preparation:
Pan-fry (to sauté) the meat and the onion, then add ginger and season with salt and pepper to taste. Once meat, onions, and ginger are done, take out of the pan.
Cook an omelette with the three eggs, then sliced and mix it up with the other ingredients already cooked and the rice. Finally, add soy to taste and a little of green onion for that Asian flavor.