Teaching them to taste

How many times have we seen in our countries that when foreign people arrive Unfortunately, they cannot eat anything other than Burger King, McDonald's and/or otherfranchise foods and very few dare to get on the train of culinary adventure and try whatever they give you, of course, after explaining what it contains 🙂

In my house we cook Peruvian food at least once a week, sometimes I make it twice. sometimes but that depends on what you have on hand and how easy it can be. Generally I make food that can be considered "healthy" and I very rarely take the kids to eat fast food (except on occasions when I have no time).

This routine has allowed me to teach them to try new things, although of course not always They do it with pleasure, but if one does it the other follows. I think having a different menu every The weeks have helped me get them used to trying new things all the time. So little by little I also taught them a little bit about eating what can be called everyday food in my country. The plate A favorite for everyone is aji de gallina and all stews, whether chicken or meat. Rice not as often as in Peru, and neither are potatoes. However, what impressed me was The last new thing I made them try and which I was so excited about that I called my family to give them the news: "I already gave you QUINOA, and you loved it! You can now go and have a good time In Peru! And they asked me, how did you get them to eat quinoa? It was simple, I gave them a introduction of how strong the Incas were and that they ate a lot of quinoa, that filled them with curiosity :-).

    
 My goal is that when you have to try new foods you avoid saying first intention that they don't like something without having tried it first. Okay, I know that's normal for every child But if we don't teach them to try from a young age, then how can we teach them about Our culture? In my case, I don't want to deprive my children of the delicacies my mother used to prepare. and my cousin at home. In this country, time is money, but there's no valid excuse for not being able to do it at least once a week. Let's try at least once in a while and Let's share with them the stories of grandparents and family, the stories that were spoken at the big table...in the long after-dinner conversations that take place in our countries...rest assured that they will remember those stories throughout their lives.