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Peruvian Rice and Bean Pancakes (Tacu Tacu)

10.19.2022

Total time: 1 hour 30 mins

Peruvian rice and bean pancakes (Tacu Tacu) is a beloved dish of Peru’s comida criolla, or creole cuisine, with deep Afro-Peruvian roots. Leftover rice and canary beans are formed into a pancake and fried to use simple and low cost ingredients to form a nutrient dense and delicious meal. Invented by the resourceful hands of African slaves who repurposed discarded rice by combining it with locally available canary beans, garlic and chili pepper, tacu tacu gets its name from the native Quechua word ‘taku