La Despensa
Ají Amarillo Substitute: Every Option, Ranked Honestly
The best ají amarillo substitute is ají amarillo in another form: paste, frozen, or dried mirasol. Everything after that is a compromise, ranked honestly.
Una casa de chifa y criollo
Lomo saltado is a love story.
We're bottling it.
Casa Capón is a Peruvian sauce brand named for Calle Capón, the street in Lima where Cantonese woks met criollo fire and gave the world chifa. The sauce is coming. The stories and recipes are already here.
Primero, lo primero
La salsa is coming.
Our first product is a lomo saltado sauce: the smoky, soy-and-ají heart of Peru's favorite dish, made so a Tuesday-night saltado takes one pan and zero shortcuts on flavor. The recipe is done. The first small batches are on their way.
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Fresh from la casa
Recetas
Salsa criolla recipe: five minutes, fixes everything
Red onion, ají limo, lime, and five minutes: the real Peruvian salsa criolla recipe, with the feather cut, the iced-water soak, and everything it belongs on.
La Despensa
What Is Lomo Saltado? The Peruvian Stir-Fry Born in a Chinese Wok
Beef, red onion, tomato, ají, soy sauce, vinegar. Rice AND fries. Here's what lomo saltado actually is, and why it tastes like Peru.
Cultura
Why every Peruvian town has a chifa (the whole story)
Why are Peruvian Chinese restaurants everywhere? How a Cantonese migration and one street in Lima turned chifa into the most ordinary restaurant in Peru.