#CHOCOLATE Y CASTAÑAS
A beautiful wooden plate consisting of a brownie, chocolate marshmallow, a butterscotch of machín and iced chestnut ice cream.
CASTAÑA AMAZÓNICA
(Bertholletia excelsa): Type of nut from the tree of the same name, native to the forests of Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It is rich in proteins and amino acids and has energizing properties. It is also known as Amazon nut, chestnut, chestnut Para or Brazilian coquito.
MACHÍN
Machín is a typical, regional exotic rum, produced and bottled in Iquitos, and flavored with 10 species of roots and bark extracted from virgin trees in the surrounding rainforest. To receive the gift of essence from the bark, it must be macerated in sugar cane firewater to extract the active compounds. Because of this maceration process, and our family formula, the fragrance, flavor, color and the spirit of the jungle are transferred to the final product, granting the beverage part of the history, tradition, and culture of our Peruvian Amazon” (Bill, 2017).
By Adele Laurent