Ají de gallina is a creamy chicken stew thickened with bread and nuts, while papa a la huancaína features boiled potatoes topped with a smooth, spicy cheese sauce. Both are staples of Peruvian home cooking that showcase how ají amarillo enhances richness without overwhelming a dish.

Three local Peruvian female weavers creating colourful alpaca wool on the ground in the Sacred Valley. Obviously, you can’t travel to Peru right now, but if you’re itching to buy some of the country’s word class folk art, you can shop online.

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