A typical dish in Peru and other Andean communities, anticuchos consist of grilled skewed meats — usually beef heart — often marinated in vinegar and spices like cumin, garlic and aji. It is usually served with boiled potato. To make the Peruvian meal extra spicy, add some extra aji. Anticuchos. Photo courtesy of Carly & Art.
Jessica Festa is the editor of the travel sites Jessie on a Journey (http://jessieonajourney.com) and Epicure & Culture (http://epicureandculture.com). Along with blogging at We Blog The World, her byline has appeared in publications like Huffington Post, Gadling, Fodor’s, Travel + Escape, Matador, Viator, The Culture-Ist and many others. After getting her BA/MA in Communication from the State University of New York at Albany, she realized she wasn’t really to stop backpacking and made travel her full time job. Some of her most memorable experiences include studying abroad in Sydney, teaching English in Thailand, doing orphanage work in Ghana, hiking her way through South America and traveling solo through Europe. She has a passion for backpacking, adventure, hiking, wine and getting off the beaten path.
