Mildly spiced mashed potatoes with chicken and tuna filling

Sliced baked Potatoes, topped with yellow Peruvian cheese cream sauce

Sliced baked Potatoes topped with Peruvian spicy cream sauce

Boneless pieces of fried Calamari with fried cassava, onions, and lime salsa

Tamales are made of starchy dough, often corn- or potatoes based, to which meats (pork or chicken), cheese, chilies, vegetables, garlic and other spices are added. This mixture is wrapped in banana leafs, properly tied and cooked in boiling water.