{"id":1084,"date":"2019-05-16T18:32:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T18:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/?p=1084"},"modified":"2025-08-12T18:52:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T23:52:36","slug":"want-to-eat-healthy-cheap-and-with-zero-plastic-in-cusco-well-tell-you-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/want-to-eat-healthy-cheap-and-with-zero-plastic-in-cusco-well-tell-you-how\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to eat healthy, cheap and with zero plastic in Cusco?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are in a very interesting moment in human history. A few days ago, an important news story informed that <strong>CO2 emissions<\/strong> have reached the highest level ever in the lives of humans. There are five huge <strong>plastic islands<\/strong> in the ocean and that NASA has announced that it seems we\u2019ve reached a point where the <strong>melting of Antarctica<\/strong> is irreversible.<br \/>Your trip to <strong>Cusco<\/strong> may be the perfect moment to think about how we human beings lost our connection not just with our land but also with our own <strong>food<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>Andean culture<\/strong> will help you to understand better what is going on and also give you the opportunity to do something about it step by step, little by little.<br \/>We found 3 simple tips for you to follow if you want to take care of yourself and the planet, eating delicious, <strong>healthy food<\/strong> without generating <strong>plastic waste<\/strong> awhile also taking care of your budget.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>1. Don\u2019t be scared of street food (it\u2019s all over the place)<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>The abundance of <strong>food<\/strong> available in the streets of <strong>Cusco<\/strong> is truly impressive, and it depends on you whether or not <strong>plastic<\/strong> is used to consume it. The options are varied, so we\u2019ll focus on the healthiest foods you can find. In this way, you\u2019ll not only take care of your <strong>health<\/strong> but also the <strong>health<\/strong> of the planet. In the end, the planet and you are one.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1087\" style=\"width: 829px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"fancy-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@lapalanahilser-andean-food-salkantay-trekking-cusco-traditional-drink-emoliente.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1087\" class=\"wp-image-1087 size-large\" src=\"\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@lapalanahilser-andean-food-salkantay-trekking-cusco-traditional-drink-emoliente-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Glasses with medicinal drinks\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: @lapalanahilser. Delicious medicinal drinks outside Qorikancha temple.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re walking down the street and are thirsty, you don\u2019t need to buy drinks in plastic bottles because you\u2019ll find a huge variety of natural, nutritional and <strong>medicinal drinks<\/strong>. For example, chicha made of quinoa, a sweet delicacy of one of the most nutritional foods in the world, has as much protein as milk and is much more nutritional than drinks made of wheat, corn or oatmeal. On top of the quinoa chicha, there are many other delicious drinks you can find on the street like chicha morada (made from purple corn), barley water, passion fruit drinks, orange juice (squeezed right in front of your eyes!) and the well-known &#8220;emoliente&#8221;, a medicinal mixture of several herbs found all over the city as soon as nighttime falls. Before giving you your drink, the vendors will ask you: \u201c\u00bfPara tomar aqu\u00ed o para llevar?&#8221; (To drink here or to go?). If you say \u201cpara tomar aqu\u00ed&#8221; (to drink here), they\u2019ll use a cup made of glass to serve you, and in this way, you can avoid using plastic. You know, in Cusco it\u2019s possible to hydrate easily, drinking something healthy and natural without using plastic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1089\" style=\"width: 758px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"fancy-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@kristenaci0us-andean-food-salkantay-trekking-cusco-anticucho-buses-streets-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1089\" class=\"wp-image-1089 size-full\" src=\"\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@kristenaci0us-andean-food-salkantay-trekking-cusco-anticucho-buses-streets-1.jpg\" alt=\"Street food in Cusco\" width=\"748\" height=\"986\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: @kristenaci0us Meat and chicken anticuchos at Cusco streets<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You\u2019ll also find many options on the street if you\u2019re hungry and don\u2019t want to use plastic. On public streets, it\u2019s possible to find vendors with excellent fruits: huge bananas, juicy oranges, sweet-smelling apples, delicious mangoes, grapes, etc. Of course, everything transgenic-free. The variety of fruits you\u2019ll find depends on the season in which you visit Cusco. For example, in January, February and March, you\u2019ll be able to enjoy delicious tuna (cactus fruit) to refresh yourself in the heat; likewise, in June, it will be a lot easier to find sugar cane and coconuts. You\u2019ll also find traditional tamales, the delicious appetizers made of corn flour and wrapped in corn husks. They don\u2019t need any artificial wrapper! Another great alternative to satisfy your hunger without generating plastic residue is the traditional anticuchos, pieces of grilled meat that you\u2019ll find on the street at night.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1090\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"fancy-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@foodonthemap-andean-food-salkantay-trekking-cusco-traditional-dress-clothes-machu-picchu-mercado-de-ttio-fruits.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1090\" class=\"wp-image-1090 size-large\" src=\"\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@foodonthemap-andean-food-salkantay-trekking-cusco-traditional-dress-clothes-machu-picchu-mercado-de-ttio-fruits-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Fruits \" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: @foodonthemap Non-transgenic fruits at Ttio market<\/p><\/div>\n<h6><strong>2. Visit traditional markets (found all over the city)<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>The city of <strong>Cusco<\/strong> is filled to the brim with incredible, traditional markets where you can find healthy foods, not industrialized, in bulk, and, if you\u2019d like, without the necessity of using plastic. Due to their great prices and the quality of their products, these markets bravely weather the establishment of supermarkets and big malls who use plastic indiscriminately. You just need to bring your own bags &#8211; preferably made of cloth &#8211; and tell the vendors: &#8220;Sin bolsa, caserita&#8221; (No plastic bag, please).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1091\" style=\"width: 829px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"fancy-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@wiracocha_school-market-traditional-san-pedro-market-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1091\" class=\"wp-image-1091 size-large\" src=\"\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@wiracocha_school-market-traditional-san-pedro-market--819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A vegetable seller at Cusco streets\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: @wiracocha_school Small scale producers has the opportunity to sell their own products nearby the markets. Why not help little economies?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If your hotel is in the Historical Center of Cusco, you\u2019ll be able to visit the markets of San Pedro, Ccascaparo, San Blas and Wanchaq. Other incredible options are the markets of Huancaro, Ttio, San Sebastian and Vinocanch\u00f3n in San Jer\u00f3nimo, however, they are a bit further away.<br \/>These markets are huge and usually organized by the product being sold. You\u2019ll find sections of fruits, grains, beef, chicken, fish, vegetables, potatoes, etc.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1092\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"fancy-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@phototravelfr-san-pedro-market-food-people-cusco-salkantay-trekking.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1092\" class=\"wp-image-1092 size-large\" src=\"\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@phototravelfr-san-pedro-market-food-people-cusco-salkantay-trekking-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"People eating in Cusco\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: @phototravelfr Homemade food at the San Pedro Market<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You\u2019ll also find healthy foods (from simple, but delicious plates like rice with an egg to soup vendors and ceviche, all at a great price!) and a section for fruit juices. You can choose the fruits you want them to use to prepare your juice, and they\u2019ll serve it to you in a glass! First-class food without the necessity of using plastic.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>3. Learn from Andean culture and the strong cultural identity of Cusquenians<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>The inhabitants of the city of <strong>Cusco<\/strong> are characterized by their profound cultural identity. Although <strong>racism and discrimination<\/strong> are still seen daily due to a persisting <strong>colonial mentality<\/strong>, you can feel the reemergence of the <strong>Andean culture<\/strong> in diverse places. And what\u2019s one of the main characteristics of the Andean culture? Well, the close relationship of human beings to the <strong>Pachamama<\/strong> or Mother Earth.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1093\" style=\"width: 829px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"fancy-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@geocusco-andean-food-salkantay-trekking-cusco-traditional-dress-clothes-ausangate-child-andean.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1093\" class=\"wp-image-1093 size-large\" src=\"\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@geocusco-andean-food-salkantay-trekking-cusco-traditional-dress-clothes-ausangate-child-andean-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain and boys and girls walking\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: @geocusco Mountains are sacred in Andean culture. Andean people can talk with mountains, why don&#8217;t you try?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We consider that a re-discovering of the true sense of the <strong>Andean culture<\/strong> could be the key to the fight against contamination on this planet. If the people of <strong>Cusco<\/strong> recuperate the ideal values and cosmovision of the <strong>Andean culture<\/strong>, it could radically change their habits as consumers and make them the principal opposition to plastic use.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1094\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"fancy-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@geocusco-2-andean-food-salkantay-trekking-cusco-traditional-dress-clothes-machu-picchu-qhapaq-qolla-llama.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1094\" class=\"wp-image-1094 size-full\" src=\"\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@geocusco-2-andean-food-salkantay-trekking-cusco-traditional-dress-clothes-machu-picchu-qhapaq-qolla-llama.jpg\" alt=\"Man and llama at Cusco's street.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: @geocusco 2 Ancient rituals is very present in the Cusco region, even in the city.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Unlike western cultures, in the <strong>Andean culture<\/strong>, human beings aren\u2019t the center of the universe but its companion, on equal terms with animals, rivers, mountains and other beings that coexist on the planet. In <strong>Andean culture<\/strong>, everything is alive &#8211; sun, rocks, wind &#8211; and with all of these elements, you can converse as if they were people. Can you imagine it? It\u2019s like this: there\u2019s a link of love and co-dependence between all beings who live in the ukhu pacha (underworld), the kay pacha (the world of the here and now) and the hanaq pacha (the world above, of the deities). Thanks to the <strong>Andean cosmovision<\/strong>, one can clearly understand the connection we have to nature, and that connection should call us to urgent change.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1095\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"fancy-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@sonalytuesta-cuy-peruvian-food-cusco-chiri-uchu-funny.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1095\" class=\"wp-image-1095 size-large\" src=\"\/\/www.salkantaytrekking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/@sonalytuesta-cuy-peruvian-food-cusco-chiri-uchu-funny-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Woman eating a guinea pig\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: @sonalytuesta. Yes, Andean people do eat guinea pig.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So please, remember that your trip to <strong>Cusco<\/strong> may not just change your heart and soul, but also may help you to reconsider the way you want your future to be.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:\u00a0@alisonarmstrong6558, thank you so much for understanding our hearts through your photos.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are in a very interesting moment in human history. A few days ago, an important news story informed that CO2 emissions have reached the highest level ever in the lives of humans. 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