IF YOU ORDER a glass of chicha in Central or South America, what you get depends on where you are. In Chile, you might get something like apple cider. In Venezuela, it might be chicha de arroz, a ...

Villainised, stigmatised and still officially outlawed, the indigenous beverage chicha has been making a comeback. "You know you're breaking the law by drinking this?" teased my tour guide Andrea ...

Recipes you want to make. Cooking advice that works. Restaurant recommendations you trust.

If you’ve been to Peru, you probably know about chicha—it’s as prevalent as Guinness in Ireland. If you haven’t been to Peru, you’ve probably never heard of it. There has been some effort in recent ...

Hugely popular in its home country, chicha morada has been a source of inspiration for chefs in New York City for cocktails, savory dishes and desserts. Chicha morada is a popular drink in Peru made ...

This is part of a special series, Cumbia Across Latin America, a visual report across six countries developed over several years, covering the people, places and cultures that keep this music genre ...

Elliot Tupac is bringing the street art of Peru to Washington, D.C. A brush in one hand, a can of spray paint in the other, a tanned Tupac is emblazoning the word "Libertad" — Spanish for freedom — in ...

If you avoid the view through the front windows—of a low, graffiti-covered building, parked cars, and scraggly power lines—it’s easy to imagine Chicha, a new Nicaraguan restaurant in Bushwick, in a ...