The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-24

picante de ullxoos, &c. n
composed Of neat and pota1od5
finely pounded, the lagua is msde 80
-four and pork; the zango, Of the &
gradients, but differently prepared;
bas consists Of pork alone; and the
de ullucos is made OF root RESENT
potato, cut into small square bits.
dishes, though much too highly sea-
European palates, are considered g.
ties by the Limenos. All ths
have very red color, owing to
ty of cayenne used in preparing
achote grains, which art also uso
beautiful vermilion tint. And
common on the dinner-table in
called easaldda de frufas. Ii =
heterogeneous compound, consis
sorts Of fruits stewed in water.
but a Limanian stomach could =
ture be agreeable. The dessert
fruits and sweets (dulees.) n
must always drink glass Of
dinner, otherwise he imagineG
can do him no good; but to 4
drinking Of the water, or, az
pora tomar dgua, it is ne
partake Of dulces. The a
other would be quite COO
The dulces consist of little
honey OF Of the pulp Of The
they are preserved fruits,
ounce, citron, and som(
beans or cocoa-nut. There,
vori,e kind OF dulce made froi
mdSdmOrd.
The Peruvians have some I
preludices on the subject Of eating
ing. Every article Of food is, aoi
their notions. either heating (eaH
cooling 0rio) and they believe q
tain things aIe in opposition one to 0>
or, as the L.menos phrase il, Sc ops
The presence in the stomach Of twt
these opposing articles of food, for exam
chocolate and rice, is believed to be hi,
dangerous, and sometimes fatal. Ii IS I
sing TO observe the Limenos when at 4
seriously rejecting, before they taste r
ticular dish, whether il is in oppoS
something they have already eaten.
eat rice at dinner, they refrain from a
water, because the two things Sc
To such an extreme Is this notion
that they will not taste rice On day
they have 10 wash, and la1ndresseSY
eat it. Frequently have been ask
invalids whether il would be safe Tor
TO take foot bath on going 10 bed, as
had eaten rice at dinner
The white Creoles, as well as all the sup
class of people in Lima, are exceedingly tel
rate in drinking. Water ana d Kind Of 5
wine are their tayOrite beverage but the !,
classes and the people Of color are by no n
80 abstenious. They make free use OF len
ted drinks, especially brandy, chicha,
guarapO. The brandy Of Peru is very pure
is prepared exclusively from the grape. ~
| warm sea coast, the use of this liquor -
very injurious; there, its evil effects are c
teracted by Profuse PersPiraIion- But one
the quantity that may be drunk with impJ
on the coast. will be very Pernicious in the
mountainous regions, An old ana very
maxim of the Jesuits j.. "Es pas cal,
aguaTpienfe; ca pas fro. aqua fra Il
warm country, brandy; IN the cold cOu
water
GuaraPo is a irrmented liquor, mace OF 81
q NJ min and IL -
-rag- of the negroes. There are several :
of guarapo. The best sorts are toierably az
able. Chieha is d sort of beer prepare
maize. The seeds of the maize are wstere1
left until they begin 10 sprout, after "
they are dried in the sun. Whea
cientiy dry they are crushed. boiled in "
and then allowed to stand Iii fermentation
place. The liquid is of a DARK yellow G.
and has slightly bitter ana sharp taste. Cf
is likewise made from rice, peas, barley. va
Pine-apples, ana even bread The kind
generally used Is that made from maize
before the Spanish conques; of Peru, this Z
beer was the common beverage Of the Ina
In Lima there are some verv GiTtv and j.
ranged restauTatiOps. STYLED pIeaEterias- 7
places are divided BY partitions into several .
compartments. each of which contains a
and two benches. The TsstaurafeuT, usual
zambo or a mulaito, prides kim~, If in the 81
oriiy OF his plea afss and his eAiehG. Th'
motley assemblages frequent these pace. il
evening. The Congo negro, the grave Span
the white Creole. the Chino, together
monks and soldiers, may be- seen. al grOupe
gether, and devouring with evident reIis
freshments, served out in a way not remarl
for Cleanliness. Brandy and gusrapO are
wise sold in shops which are to be met VI
the corner of almost every street The CO
houses are very Inferior; most of them are
dirty, and the aite ndance is wretched.