Foods wistekoser Has Tried

You'll have a ball with this Latin American specialty.

The town of Lambayeque, Peru, specializes in a seven-layered sweet named for Hollywood's towering ape.

Its pulp tastes just like the creamy spread.

Made from dozens of regional flowers and herbs, this tea reflects the unique flora of Loja, Ecuador.

A key step in the Andean technique of freeze-drying potatoes is stomping on them.

In the Andean highlands, clay makes bitter potatoes more palatable.

In Peru, layers of potatoes, meat, and sweets are steamed in a pit filled with volcanic rocks.

This 400-pound fish has fed Amazon tribes for millennia.

The Peruvian pepper tastes like spicy citrus.

This vintage dessert of bread, cheese, and syrup nearly disappeared from Peru.

On All Souls' Day, South Americans celebrate life and death with "baby bread."

This butterscotch-flavored fruit has a way with desserts.

Meet purple mangosteen's rare, complex cousin.

A vibrant, lesser-known hallucinogen of the Amazon.

This fruit makes tattoos, antibiotics, and dessert.