Summary: Whilst I was running amok at Peru's La Mistura culinary festival, I grabbed Chef Maricel Presilla to help me learn the secrets of picarones, a fried dough dessert that had me addicted from the first bite. Every culture seems to have a fried dough, and that's as good as street food gets. I thought from Maricel's description that these were gluten-free, but alas, they do have flour. This presents a fabulous challenge for me to come up with a substitute -- I bet tapioca flour would be ideal. Light and fluffy, and slathered with sugary syrup, picarones are made from sweet potato or squash. You can see a sample recipe here. A production of Culinary Media Network. culinarymedianetwork.com Travel & accommodations provided by Prom Peru.
