Corn+Varieties

= __Corn varieties__ =

Purple, yellow, red, black, and many more are some of the colors you will see at a market in Peru, but do you know what it is? Well the answer is corn, and there are over 55 varieties of corn in Peru. Corn is used for many dishes, including the tamale. Boiled or roasted is how it can be cooked, and also it can be made into popcorn! Corn is a very popular street food that is mostly sold at every market.

Corn originated in Mexico but fastly was spreaded throughout North and South America. Something special about the white corn is that it can only be grown in the Sacred Valley. Most people plant all seeds by hand and use ox’s to plow the field. There is also a drink using purple corn as the main ingredient!

By: Samantha Johnsen