his high-school classmates had barely heard of Peru, much less its cuisine. “People thought it was the same place as Puerto Rico,” he said. “If you met another Peruvian, you would hug them ...

And who can blame them? Though Peruvian cuisine has done extremely well in our region — from local restaurant chains like Limón to smaller mom-and-pop shops like El Cerrito’s El Mono — there isn’t ...