these ingredients were carefully cultivated, using some of the earliest genetic improvement techniques, which were applied to potatoes, corns, grains, fruits and vegetables.

the incans were a highly developed civilization, and this was reflected in their cooking, with a diverse array of recipes and cooking techniques, to compliment their innovative cultivation network - before the arrival of the spanish, the incan civilization was healthy, and already had a burgeoning cuisine.

the spanish arrived to the peruvian shores in the sixteenth century, and with them they brought their own recipes, ingredients, and cooking methods, which got blended with the traditional cooking of the country, thus beginning the great mixing pot of peruvian cuisine - some of the most popular ingredients that they brought with them, and, which are still heavily utilized today, were garlic, onions, meats, rice, wheat, and sugarcane.