The ''juane'' is one of the main dishes of the

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of the Peruvian jungle and is widely consumed on June 24, the feast of St. John the Baptist (

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), hence the name. It is known that after the arrival of the Spanish people to Incan lands, missionaries popularized the biblical account of the beheading of St. John. This dish's name could therefore be, more specifically, a reference to the head of St. John. It possibly originated in the city of

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. The ''juane'' would have been a food usually made for travelers, as they could be stored for long periods without spoiling.

Basic preparation

The ''juane'' usually made on the basis of

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, meat,

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, spices among others, which is wrapped with '' bijao'' (macaw-flower or heliconia) leaves and then put to boil for about an hour and a half. Rice can be substituted with

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, '' chonta'', the mixture of rice and cassava,

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s, among other products. Before being wrapped in the leaves, the preparation is bathed with a mixture of beaten eggs to get the "pickup" (''ligue'' in Spanish) of food and not fall off. The dish is accompanied by the customs of each region of the forest, as some people tend to accompany the tacacho, cassava, or simply boiled

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Types

*Traditional juane *Special juane *Chonta juane: Nibbled '' chonta'' is added to the mixture of rice. *Yuca juane (Quechua ''yuka'' cassava): This type of juane is ground cassava instead of rice and filled with fish, especially paiche. *Avispa juane: Ground pork is added to rice, and thereby prepare the batter, filling with a barrage of fried chicken. *Nina juane (Quechua ''nina'' fire): It is a juane with chicken pieces instead of rice. *Sara juane (Quechua ''sara'' maize): Instead of rice, it takes a mixture of ground raw

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s, ground

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and chicken

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References

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