Market Stall · Potato in Herb Sauce
Ocopa Arequipeña
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Huacatay looks and grows like a weed and is actually a type of marigold, not a true mint — yet it's so central to the sauce's flavor that no other herb is considered an acceptable substitute.
Boiled yellow potatoes are blanketed in a thick, golden sauce of ground peanuts, huacatay, garlic and aji amarillo, finished with a slice of hard-boiled egg and a black olive. Market vendors sell it cold as a ready-to-eat plate.
Why it's made this way: Huacatay and the peanut-based sauce style are strongly rooted in Arequipa's picantería cuisine, distinguishing it from Lima's mayonnaise-based potato dishes.
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