What are some traditional Incan dessert recipes?

Question

I am doing a "worlds" food day for my A.P. world history class and i would like to use a traditional Incan recipe.

Answer 1

You need to look this one up on the internet. I did! And, I didn't find any specific recipes for desserts, however, there were a couple for a potato dish and a drink. Good luck!

Answer 2

Since the Incan civilization was all but wiped out by the Spanish conquests towards the end of the 16th century, it is virtually impossible to know any actual recipes from the period - the most you'll get is 'types of food they ate' or some such anthropological fact.

The closest you'll get, I think, is Peruvian food which will be a mix of much more than Incan. However, there are still indigenous populations that have thrived over the centuries.

These are some Peruvian recipes I found quickly:

A shortbread-like cookie:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Peruvian-Alfajores/Detail.aspx

If you don't absolutely have to do a dessert, you could also try:
Chickpea stew (vegetarian):
http://www.recipezaar.com/253561
Garlic Quinoa (an Incan food):
http://www.recipezaar.com/170085
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes:
http://www.recipezaar.com/138544
"Inca Salad" (I would suggest using fresh corn - not frozen)
http://www.recipezaar.com/4056

Good luck!

Answer 3

Ancient Inca Food Recipes

Answer 4

try this

Cuy - A Traditional Andean Entree

Travel in the highlands of Inca country, and you're likely to be offered cuy on the menu.
Cuy, alternately called Cobayo or conejillo de indias is a guinea pig or cavy. The taste is compared to rabbit, thought delicious, and though difficult to accept for people in other countries who regard guinea pigs as pets, the cuy is a staple of Andean cuisine. They are called "cuy" for the sound they make cuy, cuy.

The cuy has a place in pre-Colombian Inca tradition. Consumed only by the nobility or used as a sacrifice and a means of foretelling the future via the entrails, there is a long History of the Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus) in South America. Cuys are today raised commercially and form a nutritious part of the Andean diet. An important part of the Novoandina cuisine, cuys are prepared in varipus ways according to region, but in Peru, they are usually served with potatoes or rice and a savory, spicy sauce. In the Huancayo region, the cuy is preferred fried with a sauce of pepper and achiote. In Arequipa, it is prepared baked as cuy chaktado and in Cuzco, it is baked whole, as a small suckiling pig, with a hot pepper in its mouth. In Huanuco, Tacna and Cajamarca, the preference is also for friend cuy. Recipes for some of these are in Recipes from Peru. There are additional recipes from Ecuador. Cuy is also popular in Bolivia, Argentina and other South American countries where regional cuisine flavors the preparation.

Cuys are available in the markets, already skinned and cleaned, but many recipes begin with instructions to skin the cuy in hot water, then remove the internal organs and cleanse well in salted water. Following this, hang the cuy to drain and dry. Since cuys are small, recipes call for one per person, unless the meat is cut into smaller portions. Most often, the cuy is split apart and cooked whole, with the head still attached.

A typical recipe for baked or barbequed cuy with a hot sauce:

3 or 4 cuys
50 grams of ground toasted corn, or cornmeal
2 kilos of parboiled potatoes, cut in slices
8 cloves of garlic
6 fresh hot peppers, either red or yellow
½ cup oil
½ cup water
salt, pepper and cumin to taste
Rub the cuys with a mix of the pepper, salt, pepper and cumin and bake. You can also skewer over a barbeque.

Prepare a sauce with the oil, peppers, garlic and cornmeal with the water from the potatoes or broth. Cook a few minutes until the peppers are cooked. When tender, place the meat in a serving dish and spoon the sauce over it. Serve with the boiled potatoes.

Another recipe calls for:

4 cuys
1 teaspoon hot pepper
1 tablespoon pisco
garlic to taste
6 fresh hot peppers, either red or yellow
1/4 cup oil
salt, pepper to taste
Season the cleaned cuys with salt, pepper, hot pepper and pisco. Fry in oil five minutes or until cooked.
Serve with a hot pepper sauce, potatoes, either fried or boiled and a salad of cucumber, tomato, lettuce and onion.

Chicha is often served with cuy, as it was in Incan times. Buen provecho!

http://gosouthamerica.about.com/od/cuisine/a/cuy.htm