Cancacho

Cancacho is a traditional dish originating from the town of Ayaviri. It's prepared with a combination of Ayaviri lamb, red chili peppers, local potatoes, lemon juice, and sometimes malt beer. The lamb must be raised in Ayaviri because the animals are only fed with Peruvian feather grass, ichu, and they're raised at 13,000 feet above sea level.

The meat is marinated in red chili, lemon juice, cumin, garlic, and sometimes malt beer. Before it's roasted, the lamb is seasoned with oregano, then roasted until fully cooked. The dish is served with boiled local potatoes (often moraya, a white freeze-dried potato) and ají chili sauce.