7.25.2005
How do you say yummy in Quechua?
Chunka iskayniyoq sumaj Qosqo mijunakuna (12 exquisite dishes from Cusco). Photo by Noemí Vizcardo Rozas.
Noemí Vizcardo Rozas is a Quechua-speaking lawyer in Lima who runs a blog called hablaquechua (translation: Speak Quechua). Also known as Runasimi, Quechua is the native tongue of more than 8 million native people in Perú, Ecuador, Bolivia and Argentina.
Noemí's site is devoted to helping others learn the basics of Quechua language and culture. In a recent post, she described some of the traditional festival foods enjoyed by the people of Cusco during particular Catholic holy days in April and May.
Since we have a good number of Spanish-speaking readers here (read: I'm feeling a little bit lazy), I'll excerpt her description in its original Castellano.
- MISK'I (dulce) = Guisado o compota de duraznos, blanquillos, canela, azúcar rubia...
- MISK'I (dulce) = Arroz con leche pura de vaca, azúcar, pasas, coco rallado, canela en polvo...
- MISK'I (dulce) = Mazamorra de chancaca o remolacha, canela, leche, maizena, leche fresca...
- MISK'I (chocolate) = Cacao del valle de la Convención, canela, azúcar...
- MISK'I = empanadas dulces dornados con grajeas de colores arco iris.
- KACHIYOQ (salado) = Chupe de arroz, camarones, choclo, kaukau, habas, zanahorias,leche...
- KACHIYOQ (salado) = QOLLA LAWA( Espesado de choclo verde) ruda, huacatay, huevos...
- KACHIYOQ (salado) = MACRE CHUPI ( chupe de zapallo), kirku, pescado seco, verzas...
- KACHIYOQ (salado) = Salsa de qochayuyu, queso, habas, zanahorias, ají verde, aliño...
- KACHIYOQ (salado) Guiso de bacalao, garbanzos, aderezo español, perejil...
- KACHIYOQ (salado) Sudado de pescado, sebolla, tomate, limón, culantro, aderezo criollo...
- KACHIYOQ (salado) Pastel de choclo, queso, huevos, polvo de hornear, aceitunas...
Tags: Quechua, Cusco, Runasimi, Noemi Vizcardo Rozas, hablaquechua, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Spanish, Castellano
