"Everybody that came from Peru, I would say Chinese, Italian, German, people from other parts of South America also, they all got mixed, and it just became Peruvian," said Carlos Astorga, owner of Urubamba.
"Peruvian food is getting more and more renowned," said Alejandro Rojas, owner of Jora. "We have a very, very rich soil and a lot of microclimates in Peru, which allows us to basically grow almost anything."
"My mom started cooking, making all the dishes and everything, and that's the way we started. And people enjoy it and we've kept the same recipe for 48 years now," Astorga said. "Most Peruvian dishes, they start with onions, okay? And we use aji panca which is a hot pepper... That's what gives it the flavor."
"So definitely Peruvian food is going to be a little bit of a trip throughout history. The history of Peru, the history of immigration, the history of just our culture in general," Rojas said.
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