{"id":150375,"date":"2025-02-25T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/?p=150375"},"modified":"2025-09-10T13:00:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:00:33","slug":"dont-call-it-a-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/en\/2025\/02\/25\/dont-call-it-a-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t call it a Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes I wonder whether the world of fine dining still has a purpose. Whether the long hours at a table and the endless succession of small bites has simply become a trend or whether it still has a meaning, a reason to exist.&nbsp;What is the aim, what is the end goal? Is it to showcase a chef\u2019s unique blend of creativity and technique, or is there more to it? And if so, what more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1060130266?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I found a reply to this question across the world, in <strong>Peru<\/strong>, between <strong>Lima<\/strong> and the <strong>Valle Sagrado<\/strong>, where I discovered a culinary ecosystem which has not only a reason to exist but a clear mission to actively contribute to the environment in which it operates. A cuisine which starts and ends outside the kitchen: in the earth, in the communities, in the history of its land and in the wisdom of its ancestors. It\u2019s the culinary project of leading Peruvian chefs <strong>Virgilio Mart\u00ednez<\/strong> and <strong>P\u00eda Le\u00f3n<\/strong>, but it is much more than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pattern-images-2-v is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/RetratosPVM_20250253FFfinal-687x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88104\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/RetratosPVM_20250253FFfinal-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/RetratosPVM_20250253FFfinal-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/RetratosPVM_20250253FFfinal-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/RetratosPVM_20250253FFfinal-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/RetratosPVM_20250253FFfinal.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Taller-Tejido-NADA-498-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88108\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Taller-Tejido-NADA-498-edited.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Taller-Tejido-NADA-498-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Taller-Tejido-NADA-498-edited-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The duo\u2019s restaurants \u2013 <strong>Central<\/strong>, <strong>Kjolle<\/strong>, <strong>MIL<\/strong> \u2013 have a common thread, a research branch called <strong>Mater<\/strong>, or what they refer to as the \u201cbrain\u201d of their gastronomic ecosystem. Founded in 2013 together with <strong>Malena Mart\u00ednez<\/strong> (Virgilio\u2019s sister who has a background in medicine and nutrition), <mark style=\"background-color:#A4A4A4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Mater is a transdisciplinary organistion that connects knowledge through research, interpretation and cultural expression<\/mark>. It began as scientific research center focused on exploring Peru\u2019s biodiversity and ecosystems, enriching the concept of Central (n\u00b01 in the The World\u2019s 50 Best restaurants in 2023), and today <mark style=\"background-color:#A4A4A4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">it is the backbone of all Restaurants, driving their unique food identities and covering different Peruvian territories, from Amazonia to the coast and to the Andes<\/mark>. If it were possible to describe organisations with adjectives, I\u2019d say Mater is curious and humble: it doesn\u2019t pretend to know everything, on the contrary, it is continuously looking outside, involving a wide range of (often academic) experts, spanning many differente disciplines, from anthropology to art or food engineering. Its learning approach is truly 360-degrees and, like one of its most recent exhibitions called <em>Hilos<\/em> (or \u201cthreads\u201d), Mater weaves all these different threads together into a unique and powerful message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull pattern-images-2-v-h is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3059FF-686x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88576\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3059FF-686x1030.jpg 686w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3059FF-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3059FF-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3059FF-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3059FF.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3208FFfinal-1030x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88578\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3208FFfinal-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3208FFfinal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3208FFfinal-1620x1080.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3208FFfinal-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-emphasis wp-block-paragraph\">A restaurant today, especially in the fine dining world, cannot exist in a vacuum. It has to think of itself as a small part, as a piece of a microcosm, as the end point of a collaborative supply chain which involves innumerable products and people, starting at the raw ingredient and ending with the waiter at your table. Because the act of placing a plate is more than a movement: it has a meaning and it tells a story, and behind every plate, there is a world to discover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MIL is a Virgilio Mart\u00ednez\u2019s unique and fascinating restaurant, located at 3.568m above sea level in the <em>Valle Sagrado<\/em>, about an hour and a half from Cusco, the ancient capital of the grand Inca Empire. On the outset it is a simple structure made with the local construction methods, adobe walls (clay and sand mixed with straw) and a thatched roof (made from &#8220;ichu&#8221; in Quechua, the local language), and it would be easy to miss if one didn\u2019t know to look out for it. Once you step inside, though, you realise you\u2019re in a special place: a mix between a research lab, an art exhibition and restaurant. <a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MIL_SEPT_05_Camila-Novoa-1030x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MIL_SEPT_05_Camila-Novoa-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MIL_SEPT_05_Camila-Novoa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MIL_SEPT_05_Camila-Novoa-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MIL_SEPT_05_Camila-Novoa.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along the walls are dry flowers hanging on threads which make you feel like you\u2019re walking through the pages of a botanical catalogue; vases and bottles colour the shelves along the corridors which contain both successful and unsuccessful experiments, neatly labelled and kept as a library to wonder through, but also a database to draw on for next attempts. The table at the entrance (called &#8220;<em>Mater table<\/em>&#8221; and by now a \u201csignature\u201d of the Chefs), showcases the local ingredients that are used in the restaurant: it is a visual inventory divided clearly in a didactical way for people to understand where they are and what they are going to eat \u2013 because this is more than just a meal.<a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The structure is more open than closed, with a central courtyard that brings in light and air, creating a natural harmony between the inside and the outside. At its center is a small square garden with a peculiar and unknown tree called que\u00f1ual (<em>polylepis&nbsp;spp<\/em>), with thin layers of trunk gently peeling down its core. Virgilio explains that the Inca\u2019s used to use these peels as paper to write on, and that this one is one of the few trees left due to biodiversity loss over the years.<a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pattern-images-3-v is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3022FFfinal-824x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88586\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3022FFfinal-824x1030.jpg 824w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3022FFfinal-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3022FFfinal-864x1080.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3022FFfinal-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3022FFfinal-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MIL_Botanico_01-copy-687x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MIL_Botanico_01-copy-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MIL_Botanico_01-copy-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MIL_Botanico_01-copy-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MIL_Botanico_01-copy-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MIL_Botanico_01-copy.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/019-687x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88567\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/019-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/019-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/019-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/019-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/019-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:#A4A4A4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Established in 2018, MIL is a deliberate convergence of nature, history and intention.<\/mark> It is located next to Moray, an archaeological Inca site which dates back approximately to the XII-XIV century, and which is believed to have been an agricultural laboratory where the Incas experimented with different crops and growing conditions. Similar to an amphitheatre, it has concentric terraces which create microclimates, with temperature variations between levels that allowed the Incas to test and adapt crops for different environments, and, for example, on different soils. <mark style=\"background-color:#A4A4A4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Moray showcases the Incas\u2019 advanced understanding of agriculture, engineering, and ecology, making it one of the most fascinating remnants of their civilization. And not by chance, MIL looks out onto it, almost as a form of deep respect, and maybe also as a source of inspiration.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether one believes in any form of spirituality or not, this place has something to it. The altitude, the surrounding mountains, the way the light falls, the remoteness of it all is simply magic, in the best possible meaning of the word. These mountains have been and continue to be populated by strong and close-knit communities since thousands of years, despite the difficulties associated with living at such altitude and so remotely. Andean societies are unique in so many ways and some of their beliefs and practices are still deeply embedded in indigenous (pre-Inca) traditions, such as by the guiding principle of <em>Ayni<\/em>, something which once discovered you won\u2019t be able to forget \u2013 ever. <mark style=\"background-color:#A4A4A4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The word <em>Ayni<\/em> comes from Quechua and means &#8220;reciprocity&#8221; or &#8220;mutual exchange\u201d. It reflects the idea that everything in life is interconnected, and that people should help one another, knowing that the favour will eventually be returned. <\/mark>It\u2019s spiritual, yes, but also extremely practical: if I help you thatch your roof today, I know that the next time I need help, you will help me harvest my potatoes. It\u2019s not a quid-pro-quo, it\u2019s a cooperative model of life, likely born out of a deep necessity, and now beautifully engrained, unquestioned and adhered to by all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The principle of <em>Ayni<\/em>, in a way, extends beyond humans, as it includes a reciprocity with nature too: towards the <em>Pachamama<\/em>, the mother earth, and the <em>Apus<\/em>, the mountains, considered sacred protectors. Andean communities rely on the land for their subsistence, farming mostly staple crops such as potatoes, quinoa, corn, and oca, many of which were first domesticated by the Incas. Corn is also the base ingredient of <em>chicha \u2013 <\/em>a traditional fermented corn drink and another pillar of Andean society which has been consumed for thousands of years. In fact, it is also more than just a drink: it holds deep social and cultural significance, and it plays a central role in festivities, celebrations and social gatherings, but also accompanies the long days of hard and tiresome work in the fields or in the salt mines in nearing Maras. The <em>chicher\u00edas<\/em> (informal home-run taverns) are places where people gather to drink <em>chicha<\/em>, share stories, and discuss community matters. (An ancestral Peruvian form of the Pub? Maybe!) A red flag hanging outside the door indicates that the <em>chicher\u00eda <\/em>is active and open to receive, and they are typically run by women, just as the <em>chicha<\/em> is traditionally made by women. While the process of making <em>chicha<\/em> is quite standardised, each makes it with their own little twist, for example with different lengths of fermentation, resulting in lower- or higher-gradients of alcohol content. Before taking a sip of <em>chicha<\/em>, it is traditional to pour a small amount to the ground, in honour and thanks to the <em>Pachamama,<\/em> mother earth which has provided the corn, while other small amounts of <em>chicha<\/em> are flicked with two fingers towards each of the Apus, the protector mountains surrounding the plane (they each have a name). This simple yet fundamental ritual summarises the deep connection that these communities share with nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull pattern-images-2-v is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/026-687x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88127\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/026-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/026-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/026-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/026-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/026.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2250\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/030-687x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88125\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/030-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/030-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/030-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/030-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/030.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For centuries, these practices and customs such as <em>ayni<\/em> and <em>chicha<\/em> have been essential to the social, cultural, and spiritual life of the communities. However, they are increasingly at risk of being lost. Modern influences, urban migration, and the declining interest among younger generations have caused a gradual distancing from them. Traditional knowledge, often passed down orally through generations is not always being preserved, leaving these rich cultural expressions vulnerable. And this is one of Mater\u2019s missions \u2013 to capture and preserve the vast knowledge and heritage of its land. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-emphasis wp-block-paragraph\">This is one of Mater\u2019s missions \u2013 to capture and preserve the vast knowledge and heritage of its land. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MIL experience, as I mentioned, is not an ordinary one. <mark style=\"background-color:#A4A4A4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">You don\u2019t arrive and eat. You listen, you learn, you ask, you reflect, and then\u2026 you eat.<\/mark> The \u201cimmersion routes\u201d that Mater has developed allow you to do exactly what the name says: to immerse yourself in the ecosystem, for example in the botanical route around the restaurant. Based on ancestral (and undocumented) knowledge, a local guide from the Mullak\u2019as Misminay or K\u2019acllaraccay neighbouring communities walks along the botanical route pointing out dozens of different plants and how they are used. One is for headaches, another is for stomach aches, some plants are only for external treatment because venomous if ingested, and a cactus-like plant reveals a thread when pinched at the top which can be slowly pulled out and used to sow. The varieties that grow here are completely new to the common visitor and the knowledge that locals hold is fascinating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When getting to know a new culture, it\u2019s paramount to enter on tiptoes, with an open mind, a deep awareness and respect. The Mater team has approached it this way from the very beginning, working with experts such as anthropologists on the ground who \u201cfunction as translators, connectors but also as readers\u201d \u2013 says Malena Mart\u00ednez, the Director of Mater \u2013 The Mater immersion projects, in fact, are co-created with the communities themselves, over long periods of time, in order to preserve their authenticity, with the awareness that even authenticity changes and adapts over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the end, we are intervening in their economy \u2013 Malena explains \u2013 so we need to be aware that it has a lot to do with their social dynamics, with how they move as a family unit, with how they project their future across generations. The hope is that the younger generations can return with fresh eyes after their studies and see that there are still opportunities and that there is value\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"824\" data-id=\"88582\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2954-1030x824.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2954-1030x824.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2954-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2954-1350x1080.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2954-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2954.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1030\" data-id=\"88569\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/008-687x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/008-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/008-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/008-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/008-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/008-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1030\" data-id=\"88571\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/012-687x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/012-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/012-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/012-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/012-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/012-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1030\" data-id=\"88573\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/005-687x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/005-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/005-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/005-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/005-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/005-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1030\" data-id=\"88584\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2943-686x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2943-686x1030.jpg 686w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2943-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2943-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2943-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2943.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the core of Mater\u2019s mission is also the empowerment of women within these communities. In the <em>Warmi route<\/em>, another immersion which has just started after years of research and conversations with the community, you are taken up to the K\u2019acllaraccay community to spend several hours with a group of <em>warmi<\/em>, or &#8220;women&#8221;: you share <em>chicha<\/em>, munch on coca leaves and taste a daily snack of different types of potatoes and beans, at almost 4.000 meters above sea level, with a breathtaking view over the whole valley. But again, it\u2019s not just about food: the <em>warmis<\/em> also teach you how to manually thread yarn (whilst walking, for the faster learners and multitaskers), and they show you how to dye the yarn with the natural dyes, harmonious colours in syntony with the land. A day with the <em>warmi<\/em> women is as magical as the place itself. It feels like stepping out of time and space, reconnecting with the most basic and beautiful elements of human existence and nature and being filled with gratitude towards these strong and powerful women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Anccoto, on the way to MIL, is another of Mater\u2019s projects, one of the most recent ones. It\u2019s a project focused on nutrition and education within the local pre-school (the \u201cNido\u201d) of the Mullak\u2019as Misminay community. In partnership with the Institute of Nutritional Research (IIN) and the International Potato Center (CIP), Mater implemented a bio-garden of vegetables, legumes, Andean grains, roots and tubers next to the school. Beside the classroom, the team also set up a new kitchen aimed at improving the school lunches and ensuring a good nutritional value for every meal, making up for health deficiencies that the children can suffer from, simply by living at such altitudes. Finally, a well-stocked library with educational kids books was added to the classroom so that the children, who often don\u2019t have books at home, can borrow them and exchange them regularly. The project is coordinated on the ground by Ronald Yucra, one of Mater\u2019s anthropologists, who receives a tsunami of hugs every time he steps into the preschool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pattern-images-2-v is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/32-687x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88181\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/32-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/32-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/32-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/32-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/32-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25-687x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88177\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a transdiscplinary entity, Mater also works in the agricultural space by collaborating with local farmers, agronomists and experts, promoting sustainable practices that honour the land and its resources. Just outside MIL a small weather station was installed which collects climate data to analyse changes in Moray\u2019s atmospheric dynamics over the past 40 years. With a worsening climate crisis affecting these areas just as much as others, this tool will be essential for the Andean communities to combat food insecurity in the years to come. These initiatives underscore Mater\u2019s commitment to a holistic approach, where food, people, and the planet are inextricably linked. Another important and extremely relevant project which Virgilio started when he was developing his vision of gastronomy at Central, is that of discovering and mapping Peru\u2019s immense biodiversity, not only in the Andes but also in the rest of the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malena explains that \u201cIn an effort to make more information more accessible, we create ethnobotanical and fibres catalogues which we have learned are really important. In the latest project we are working on, we don\u2019t talk about gastronomy, we don\u2019t talk about edible food, we only talk about the primary ingredients\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mater\u2019s work extends outside of the Andes and the <em>Valle Sagrado<\/em>. Their research continues in different territories and informs all Restaurants, and the concept of the \u201cimmersion\u201d is now also possible at the OG restaurant, Central. For example, with a tour of the experimentation garden \u2013 an ecosystem with plants from the coast, the Andes and Amazonia \u2013 or in the the creative lab space on the first floor, above the Restaurant, where one can do a two-hour immersion (which sounds like a lot, but which flies by in a hot minute) about the <em>Theobromas<\/em>, the genus that includes cacao. From raw ingredient to final bar of chocolate, it&#8217;s eye-opening to learn that cacao is just one of many local varieties and that one of its cousins, the <em>copoaz\u00f9<\/em>, actually has a delicious citrusy taste.<a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pattern-images-2-v is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3418FFfinal-687x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88121\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3418FFfinal-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3418FFfinal-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3418FFfinal-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3418FFfinal-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF3418FFfinal.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2501-824x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88123\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2501-824x1030.jpg 824w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2501-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2501-864x1080.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2501-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSCF2501.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, as a closing thread, Mater\u2019s transdisciplinary ecosystem also plays an active and growing role in Arts &amp; Culture. By curating art exhibitions, the NGO amplifies the voices and artistic traditions of local communities, intertwining art, culture and biodiversity and helping bridge the gap between ancient practices and contemporary audiences. With the <em>Maras K\u2019ampa<\/em> association in the <em>Valle Sagrado<\/em>, for example, a group of women weave basketes and other objects from the dried corn husks. These products, on top of being commercialised in an effort to empower the local women and to support their economic independence, are showcased in Mater\u2019s exhibitions. The <em>Hilos<\/em> (\u201cThreads\u201d) Exhibition inaugurated last year connects and combines a number of artistans, techniques and materials from diverse backgrounds \u2013 each element meticulously crafted with distinctive materials such as Amazonian palm fibers, cactus threads (which we saw in the botanical route), clay, dyed wool, or the corn husk mentioned above. On top of its showcase in Lima, a few blocks from Central, The <em>Hilos<\/em> <em>Exhibition<\/em> has become itinerant, bringing its work around the world to Seoul, El Cairo, Turin, and Johannesburg. <mark style=\"background-color:#A4A4A4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The cultural significance of this is important: putting a <em>warmi<\/em> loom in the other side of the world not only bridges cultures and tells the story of Peru\u2019s rich cultural and artistic heritage, it also sends a strong message to the artists \u2013 that what they do is valued.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pattern-images-2-v is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/38-687x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88185\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/38-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/38-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/38-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/38-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/38.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HUATIA_1-1-796x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88589\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HUATIA_1-1-796x1030.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HUATIA_1-1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HUATIA_1-1-835x1080.jpg 835w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HUATIA_1-1-600x776.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HUATIA_1-1-scaled.jpg 1978w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among different artowrks in the <em>Hilos<\/em> Exhibition, is a reproduction of the <em>Huatia. Hautia<\/em> is the name of a dish but also of a traditional Peruvian technique of cooking potatoes and tubers in an earthen oven constructed with clumps of soil or stones to form a dome-shaped structure. A fire is built inside the dome until the stones or soil are extremely hot and once the fire dies down, the raw potatoes are placed inside. The structure is then broken down, burying the potatoes in the hot earth. So when \u2013 while sitting at MIL, overlooking the <em>Apus<\/em> in the distance, and enjoying what is already a delicious meal \u2013 a representation of the <em>Huatia<\/em> is placed in front of you, you immediately understand that this is not just a dish. These seemingly simple potatoes are linked \u2013 like with a thread \u2013 through a history of time and space, through the land and communities of the Andes, through the research of Mater and the kitchens of MIL \u2013 all the way back to you. 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