Great potential for ethnic Peru's products in European gastronomy

Peru

Published Oct 15, 2021

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"Peru is known as an important supplier of fruit and vegetable products in Europe. For Spain, the South American country is mainly an important supplier of asparagus, but also of avocado, mango or grapes." These are the words of Joan Manuel Barrena Chávez, Peru's commercial economic adviser in Spain, who points out that Peru must continue to diversify its export offer and that so-called ethnic products still have a lot of potential on the European market.

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"Products that the Peruvian community in Europe most misses, such as olluco, lucuma, purple corn or chili peppers, have potential. Now they are only exported in small quantities, but as the market penetration of Peruvian restaurants and gastronomy in Spain and the rest of Europe increases, consumption and demand for products from Peru will also grow." He indicates that Peruvian gastronomy is already important in Spain, but not yet in the rest of Europe. The challenge is to make Peruvian cuisine known to a wider audience, so that Peruvian products are not only consumed in Peruvian restaurants, but also conquer a place on the menus of Spanish establishments, for example. "Before the pandemic, olluco could already be found in some Spanish restaurants, such as quinoa, ceviche or pisco sour, among others." Organic products Barrena also says that the willingness of the Spanish consumer to pay a higher price for organic products is not as high as in Germany, Switzerland, South Korea and ...

Source: AGF