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In Peruvian kitchens from 1971 onward the book, Cocina Peruana por Misia Peta, with its over 900 recipes, was an extremely familiar sight. This one book taught countless to cook traditional Peruvian recipes culled from diverse Peruvian regions and eras or to use the recipes as starting points to create their own family versions of old Peruvian favorites. Misia Peta was the Julia Child of Authentic Peruvian Cuisine and fans still seek her books-40 to 50 years later-at used book fairs and online.
Cocina Peruana was so well-loved that it was reprinted 10 times in its semi-original form, reprinted at least a dozen times in publisher-amended portions and continues to be passed down in families. Until recently, however, little was known about the author behind the pen name to this 652 page book and the books that followed. This site is about the woman who was Misia Peta, her family and their love of good eating and best living.
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