Comida típica, or typical dishes, is one of the themes dealt with in the annual celebration of Arequipan culture and tradition. Dishes with exotic names such as "white soup", "ocopa", "fried guinea pig", "potato pie", and "Easter soup" are prepared by each class at San Lucas School where our Casas kids attend. Not only do the children study the ingredients, but they study the history of the dish and restaurant, prepare recipes, decorate their booth, and explain the preparation of the dishes offered. All are served with "chicha," any one of the various fermented drinks of red corn. Great excitement abounds as kids and their parents try to outdo one another to be the winning class. Here in the first picture you can see our Hermelinda (in the big hat on the left) just glowing with a huge smile. This is a tough job for the judges. Victoria, on the left edge of the picture look on critcally evaluating the judges!
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