Foods native to Peru

Peru appears on Micela as the origin of 9 foods and among the top producers of 4 more.

Food	Origin	kcal / 100 g
🍅 Tomato	Wild in the Andes; domesticated in Mexico	18
🥔 Potato	Andean altiplano, between Peru and Bolivia	77
🌱 Quinoa	Andean altiplano, Titicaca basin	120
🫘 Bean	Domesticated twice: Mesoamerica and the Andes	132
🌶️ Chili	Wild in Bolivia; domesticated in Mexico	29
🍠 Sweet potato	Central America and northwestern South America	86
🍿 Popcorn	The oldest popcorn, 6,700 years old, was found on the coast of Peru	387
🍚 Fried rice	China; in Peru, arroz chaufa	174
🐟 Ceviche	Peru; every Pacific coast has its own version	74

What Peru produces among the world's largest

Food	Origin	kcal / 100 g
🥑 Avocado	Mesoamerica: southern Mexico and Guatemala	160
🎣 Hake	Río de la Plata shelf, Galicia and South Africa	116
🫐 Blueberry	North America; farmed since 1916	57
🦑 Squid	No single origin; icons: Spain's fried calamari and Japan's ika	92

Among the 13 foods on this page with a full profile, per 100 g. The lightest is tomato, at 18 kcal.

Origins and producing countries are approximate, under review against historical sources and FAOSTAT.