Market Stall · Duck & Rice
Arroz con Pato a la Chiclayana
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The rice gets its deep green color from ground cilantro cooked directly into the grains, with chicha de jora or dark beer adding a malty depth.
Duck pieces are browned and simmered in a cilantro-and-beer broth, then the rice is cooked in that same liquid until it turns green and fragrant. Chiclayo's market cocinas serve it in heaping platefuls.
Why it's made this way: Lambayeque's cuisine, centered on Chiclayo, is nationally regarded as the home of duck with rice, cooked in a cilantro broth with chicha de jora or dark beer.
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