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JUANE

Juane is a traditional dish widely consumed throught the Peruvian Amazon, especially the high Amazon. Its presentation and flavor is different from other tamales and the only resemblance it have with them are the leaves that enclose it. For the filling, hens, eggs, rice, wild herbs and other local seasonings are used, that are hard-boiled inside a bijao leaf.

Moreover, each region in the Amazon has their own preferen ingredients and methods of cooking, so that there are myriad types of juanes, including:

1. JUANE WASP: Made of pork and without eggs or olives.
2. NINA JUANE: Made of eggs chicken; grilled.
3. JUANE OF CHONTA: Includes heart of palm

 

MY EATING HABITS

For breakfast, I always drink coffe with milk and a chicken sandwich. For lunch I always have salad and chicken or fish. For dinner, I just have tea with cookies.