Pato a la Moda Chepen

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Art of Peruvian Cuisine: Volume 1

By Tony Custer

Published 2000

  • About

This is one of Marisa Guiulfo’s favorite recipes. Cooked regularly at her grandparents’ hacienda, it is still a dish that she likes to make for family occasions. The Peruvian native duck or ‘ñuñuma’ was domesticated by the Inca and appeared in several pre-Columbian stews and preparations. It was much heftier than its European counterpart. Duck still features importantly on menus in northern parts of Peru. This dish from the ancient northern town of Chepen is flavored with o