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Sampling Japanese-Peruvian Cuisine in Juhu, Mumbai
With the pandemic, much has changed, including my hope of visiting the Latin American continent any time soon. So, when I come across Crisol, an affordable restaurant in Mumbai that is serving Peruvian cuisine, I am elated. On surfing through its menu, I discover Crisol serves Japanese-Peruvian. Later, I see a few more restaurants in Mumbai serving Japenese-Peruvian. “Why can’t they just serve Peruvian?” I think to myself. I realize there is a story here. I also notice one ingredient that is common throughout the menu, “leche de tigre.” Equipped with elementary knowledge of Spanish, I know that it means ‘tiger’s milk’. Now of course that can’t be literal! The…